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PT/OT Assistant

Mercy San Juan Medical Center

#Rehabilitation #BLS #CPR #Patient Care #Clinical Support #Medical Documentation #Occupational Therapy Assistant #Acute Care #Trauma Center

Quick overview

Implement individual patient treatment programs and provide objective feedback to supervising therapists to support recovery goals. Coordinate patient and family education while maintaining detailed clinical documentation and collaborating with the medical team.

Requirements summary

Requires graduation from an approved Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant program and a valid California license. Must hold a Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification authorized by the American Heart Association.

professional certificateMedical TerminologyCaregiver TrainingPatient EducationPatient SafetyClinical DocumentationStudent SupervisionInterdisciplinary CollaborationRehabilitationClinical ObservationPatient Treatment Implementation

Job description

Where You’ll Work Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California.
Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.
Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our PT/OT Assistant, you will help patients implement direct and indirect physical and occupational therapy treatment programs so they can improve their physical function and achieve their rehabilitation goals.
Every day you will implement treatment programs planned by licensed Physical Therapists or Occupational Therapists.
You will be expected to assess treatment effectiveness, modify goals as appropriate, utilize specialized techniques, provide patient/family education, and document all interventions and patient responses in accordance with department policy.
To be successful in this role you must understand and apply physical and occupational therapy theories, be able to develop and implement appropriate patient treatment plans, maintain meticulous records, organize work effectively, collaborate with healthcare teams, and maintain confidentiality of medical information.
Job Requirements Required Graduation from an approved Physical Therapy Assistant program or Occupational Therapy Assistant program, or successfully passing the equivalency examination and California licensure/eligibility as a physical therapy assistant or eligibility for certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. and a California License, or eligibility, to practice Occupational Therapy, upon hire and Physical Therapy Assistant or Occupational Therapy Assistant license, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR - Authorized by the American Heart Association, upon hire Preferred Experience as a physical therapy assistantor Occupational Therapist., upon hire

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