Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant Performs patient treatments under the general supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. This may include patient transfers; preparing patients and equipment; performing treatments and other duties as assigned or required.
Performs patient treatments under the general supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. This may include patient transfers; preparing patients and equipment; performing treatments and other duties as assigned or required.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience RequiredEducation: Current license or pending by the Alabama State Board of Physical Therapy. CPR certification within the first 90 days of employment. Experience: As a Physical Therapist Assistant. Additional Skills/Abilities:1) Complete hospital and department orientation.2) Ability to manage a sometimes stressful work environment subject to varying and unpredictable situations.3) Ability and willingness to work long, irregular hours.4) Frequently be required to assist patient lifting, transfers, exercise, ambulation, whirlpools, etc.5) Sustain a fixed posture against resistance.
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 19,500 employees.
