Physical Therapy Assistant - Pediatric Acute Care

UNC REX Healthcare; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 34,412 - 49,469; Full time

Job summary

UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Pediatric Physical Therapist Assistant for full-time evening shifts (11:00am–7:30pm) in an acute care setting. The PTA will work under licensed PT supervision to implement treatment plans, monitor progress, and support discharge planning for infants, children, and adolescents.

The role requires graduation from an accredited two-year PTA program and NC PTA licensure, plus BLS. Prior pediatric acute care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited two-year Physical Therapist Assistant program.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs and discharge plans.
• Precepts PT technicians or other PT assistants and evaluates learning progress.
• Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals and completes department records for billing and statistics.
• Instructs PT and PTA students.
• Provides skilled PT treatments across a wide patient range and designs exercise programs to meet goals.
• Assists with discharge planning and supports positive patient/family experience.
• Maintains quality records and participates in quality improvement initiatives.

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Join our Pediatric Physical Therapy team and help provide exceptional care to infants, children, and adolescents in an acute care setting! Pediatric acute care experience is preferred. The Physical Therapist Assistant provides a wide range of skilled physical therapy interventions under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. The PTA implements treatment plans based on therapist evaluations and established goals, monitors patient progress, and adjusts interventions within the scope of the plan of care to support optimal functional outcomes. This role collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary care team, assists with discharge planning, and helps ensure a positive patient and family experience throughout the continuum of care.

Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00am – 7:30pm, with rotating holidays.

Responsibilities

1. Contributes to various interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs, discuss family education plans, and discharge plans.
2. Precepts PT technicians or other physical therapist assistants and evaluates the learner's competency per department guidelines.
3. Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals. Completes department records for billing and statistics.
4. Instructs physical therapy and physical therapist assistant students.
5. Provides skilled physical therapy treatments to a wide variety of patients. Designs and teaches exercise program to meet PT goals. Fits and teaches patient to use ambulatory devices including braces, walkers, canes, crutches safely to negotiate stairs, curbs, and unlevel ground. Teaches patient airway clearance techniques and performs chest PT procedures. Instructs patient and family in home exercises, ambulation, and use of adaptive equipment for discharge.
6. Participation: contributes to quality of clinical services through attendance and participation in departmental meetings and in-services.
7. Quality: contributes to quality of clinical services through maintenance of valid and reliable records of patient procedures and progress. Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals. Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts in conjunction with the department director.

Other Information

Education Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited two-year Physical Therapist Assistant program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant by the state of North Carolina.
• BLS.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: Physical Therapy Pediatric
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $24.98 - $35.91 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Evening Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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