Job Requirements
PER DIEM - Palm Bay Hospital
POSITION SUMMARY:
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Quality/No Harm:
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Maintains patient safety at all times.
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Ensures compliance with precautions and documents all current precautions and changes in status.
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Evaluates patients thoroughly and documents evaluations according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
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Completes progress notes and reassessments when required and documents them according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
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Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
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Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes. Attends in-services given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.
Customer Experience:
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Responds to therapy referrals and inquiries upon receipt.
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Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
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Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.
Stewardship:
- Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
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Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
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Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.
Work Experience
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
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Current Florida license.
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Must have Certificate of Clinical Competence or obtain within 6 months of completion of Clinical Fellowship Year.
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Interpersonal communications skills.
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Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
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Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics.
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Must be able to assist in lifting, standing, supporting patients.
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Able to bend and stoop as PT care requires.
MENTAL DEMANDS:
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Problem-solving ability.
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Decision-making skills.
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Able to interact with all people.
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Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints.
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Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings.
