Altra Healthcare Staffing is dedicated to making sure our nurses are our top priority and we strive to create a family type environment for everyone in our network. The Altra team will always be here to help our nurses resolve potential issues and to answer questions along the way. If you are a travelling nurse looking for a new opportunity, please take a look at our current job openings and contact us.
By Altra Healthcare - November 20, 2017
Pediatric Occupational TherapistÂ
Altra Healthcare Staffing. - Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Job Summary Are you a caring, compassionate, and hard-working Occupational Therapy (OT)? Do you want to work for a company that is dedicated to helping children? Are you seeking a position that will allow for you to teach, lead, be creative, learn and grow? If you answered “YES,†we want you to join our team! We specialize in the treatment and management of infants, children and adolescents with a variety of congenital, developmental, neurological or acquired disorders/diseases. We take a holistic and inner disciplinary team approach to therapy allowing for the best results for our clients and their families while engaging in the community we serve through various projects and initiatives. As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide exceptional Occupational Therapy services to pediatric clients and families in a community based setting utilizing occupational therapy expertise, family and community centered practices to ensure families have options in fostering the early development of their child. They will assist families with Home Programming and community transitions. Perform initial and re-evaluations, set goals, update plans of cares, and make treatment recommendations that are relevant to each individual client. Document daily treatment sessions and progress reports according to insurance standards. You will provide education and consultation services as well as assist in social and economic services for our clients. You will be encouraged to use creative techniques in therapy and work with other disciplines to develop and execute therapy. For those who are interested and qualified we offer supervisory opportunities to supervise COTA's Why Altra?: This is a great time to join the growing community based rehabilitation industry. Our company offers:
Minimum Job Requirements:
Preferred Experience:
Altra Healthcare is providing occupational, speech, and physical therapies to children in Colorado Springs and surroundings areas and we continue to grow every day. We aim to provide a respectful, caring, consistent, comprehensive, progressive, and effective therapeutic experience for each of our clients and their families from infancy to adulthood.  Altra Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply Job Type: Full-time Required license or certification:
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By Altra Healthcare - November 16, 2017
Job Summary
General Description
This position assumes responsibility and accountability for providing direct patient care to a group of patients for a designated time frame on a medical-surgical unit. Astute assessment skills, IV skills, independent decision-making and the ability to function under high stress situations is required.
Responsibility
Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing, systematic manner. Formulates a goal directed plan of care by establishing priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources. Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations, following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.Is also responsible for the supervision of any LPN’s,Nurse Aides, and assignments to the Medical/Surgical Unit.
Accountability
The RN reports directly to the Acute Care Services Manager.
Special Demands
Mental: Stressful environment with frequent crisis intervention and creative problem solving required.
Physical: Involves constant walking and standing.Frequent reaching, twisting, squatting, lifting, and handling of equipment. Frequent exposure to blood and body fluids. Frequent exposure to communicable disease/illness.
Qualifications
Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and current Colorado license. Must have documentation of current CPR and Basic Life Support training. ACLS certification or will have certification within one year of employment.
Experience: Previous related experience. Graduate nurses with one year of Medical/Surgical experience preferred.
Employment Variables
Full time position working 36 hours per week. May need to work overtime as need arises.May rotate shifts and areas as staffing and census requires.
Salary Range
Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Additional Information
Position Type: Full Time
Shift:Â Night
By Altra Healthcare - August 14, 2017
Altra Healthcare has openings for fulltime Physical Therapists to work in inpatient or outpatient. Our PT's develop, coordinate and utilize select knowledge and skills in planning, organizing and implementing programs for the care of patients whose ability to function is impaired or threatened by disease or injury. The PT’s primary focus is on those individuals with neuromuscular, skeletal, integumentary, pulmonary and cardiovascular disorders and evaluating the level of function related to these disorders.
Our PTs work with a multi-disciplinary team including OT and SLP in a 49-bed acute care hospital and 10-bed critical access hospital. We offer continuing education to all our therapists to ensure they are up to date and providing the best possible care. We do not have productivity requirements at SLV Health. We want our therapist to focus on patient care and outcomes not productivity. If you are looking for a setting that is patient-focused and team-orientated then SLV Health is an excellent fit. The care environment offers hour-long patient treatments in private patient treatment rooms in order to provide quality one-on-one patient care. We continually invest in updated equipment and treatment modalities to ensure we give our patients top-rated care.
$10,000 sign-on and relocation bonuses available. Altra also offers an attractive benefits package, including CEU reimbursement.
Job Qualifications:
· Current Colorado State Physical Therapy License, graduate of an accredited program for Physical Therapy
· DPT and experience preferred
· Current BCLS (CPR) certification
· Ability to read and communicate effectively
· Bi-lingual preferred, but not required
· Basic computer knowledge
Responsibilities:
· Observes and evaluates treatment effect and recommends treatment changes to physician and or other staff as needed.
· Performs an appropriate assessment on all patients.
· Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and families.
· Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
· Consults with other departments as appropriate to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
· Directs support staff to implement treatment plans in compliance with state, CMS and other regulatory guidelines.
· Completes documentation in compliance with current standards and policies.
By Altra Healthcare - July 6, 2017
By Altra Healthcare - July 5, 2017