Acute (Adults) PTA I - Per Diem- Memorial

300 Sharp HealthCare; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, CA is seeking a California-licensed Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) to join our rehabilitation team. The role requires BLS for Healthcare Providers and CA PTA board licensure, with a preferred Associate's Degree PTA Program and several years of relevant experience.

This on-site position emphasizes high-quality patient care, documentation accuracy, and collaboration with therapists, aides, and interns.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of physical therapy treatment methods.
• Ability to direct work of aides and/or student interns.
• Ability to keep neat, accurate, concise records.
• Effective professional communication skills.
• Actively involved in professional development

Responsibilities

• Participates in departmental activities, CQI and meetings.
• Documents in a timely, legible manner following guidelines.
• Maintains equipment/supplies and supports cost-conscious practices.
• Delivers patient care per treatment plan and communicates response.
• Supervises aides/interns and participates in student programs.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Team supervision

Documentation skills

Education

CA PTA Board - REQUIRED

AHA BLS Healthcare - REQUIRED

Associate's Degree PTA Program

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: 7:30 AM Shift End Time: 6 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Minimum 1 weekend day per month Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $36.400 - $46.970 - $57.540

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement. In alignment with the SEIU CBA, this position will be posted for 7 days internally from 10.19.26 to 10.26.26 and available only to existing members of the ratified SEIU Bargaining Unit with a contract expiration date of 9/30/2027.

Required Qualifications

• California Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - CA Physical Therapy Board -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Preferred Qualifications Associate's Degree PTA Program 3 Years Experience in all aspects of this discipline Essential Functions

Essential Functions

• Department development Participates in departmental activities, such as CQI, staff meetings, and chart review. Participates in committees and system wide activities when requested as departmental representative. Present discipline specific resource information to patients and families.
• Documentation Documentation is completed in a timely, complete, legible, concise and accurate manner. Documentation follows Sharp HealthCare guidelines, professional guidelines, and meets third-party payor and regulatory requirements. Maintains records pertinent to departmental operations. Completes all documentation elements as appropriate (Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, Education record, billing, and others).
• Operational efficiency Communicates patient care and departmental issues. Accepts changes and demonstrates flexibility when asked regarding work schedules and assignments. Completes additional assignments in a timely manner. Offers suggestions for resolving operational issues within the department. Maintains departmental cleanliness and safety. Uses time effectively. As requested, assists in the ordering of all necessary equipment and supplies, submits all requisitions to the therapist, and consistently demonstrates a cost-conscious attitude in the ordering and usage of materials. Assists in continuous Quality Improvement Program. Provides supervision and clinical direction to other assistants in the department if needed. Has responsibility for one major departmental project. Is consulted as a representative of his/her profession. Shares ideas therapeutic principles. Provides in-service/education program or training. Participates in student program.
• Patient care Implements treatment following treatment following treatment plan reporting subjective/objective patient response. Reports patient pain that interferes with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation; and implements intervention. Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Participates in utilizing a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and reports effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate. Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of modalities, equipment and therapeutic procedures. Implements patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and hospital policy is followed. Implement(s) plan with sensitivity to the comprehensive, age/culturally appropriate issues using patient and family. Recognizes need for additional assessment by primary therapist. Under the direction of the therapist appropriately implements modified treatment plans adapting, within the capabilities of the patient in order to achieve the highest level of functioning. As directed by the therapist, assists in determination of and provides to patient available community resources in order to make appropriate referrals for service in areas of specific patient needs. Provides community resources and liaison contact with community agencies in order to make appropriate referrals for service in areas of specific patient needs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of physical therapy treatment methods.
• Ability to direct work of aides and/or student interns.
• Ability to keep neat, accurate, concise records.
• Effective professional communication skills.
• Actively involved in professional development

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.