Description

Overview

Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!

At St. Mary's Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Per Diem, Rotate

This is a Temporary Position. The Therapy Extern is a skilled technical worker who assists the licensed practitioner, or therapist, in performing patient related activities in order to produce effective outcomes. Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining supplies and equipment for therapeutic use. Carrying out, at the direction of the licensed practitioner, specific routine aspects of treatment preparation, delivery, or clean up that do not require the clinical skill of the practitioner to perform. Participates in performance improvement and program growth including data entry.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates responsibility for the delivery of patient care
• Demonstrates ability in communication and judgment skills as outlined in the Standards of Conduct:
• Responsible for department maintenance
• Demonstrates the ability to plan and manage time.
• Demonstrates the ability to adapt to varied age-specific patient populations
• Demonstrates compliance with all policies and procedures for this position that pertain to HIPAA
• Adheres to the following environmental care standards.
• Adheres to Corporate, Regional, hospital and departmental policy and procedure 100% of the time

Qualifications

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent, and Current enrollment or recent completion of PT, PTA, OT, COTA, or ST program

Experience:

• Previous healthcare experience preferred

Licenses:

• N/A

Certifications:

• BLS/CPR (AMERICAN HEART ASSN)

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Organization Description

St. Marys Medical Center (SMMC), part of the Palm Beach Health Network, is a 420-bed acute care hospital in West Palm Beach. The hospital has been serving Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast for more than 80 years.SMMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center, a state-designated Pediatric Trauma Referral Center, certified Comprehensive Stoke Center, and has a level III NICU. Pediatric services are provided at the Palm Beach Childrens Hospital at St. Marys Medical Center, which is the only dedicated childrens hospital between Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. Along with 24/7 dedicated pediatric emergency and trauma care, Palm Beach Childrens Hospitals medical staff consists of 196 pediatricians in 36 subspecialties. Join us!

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