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Job Posting Title:

Physical Therapist I

Location:

Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

Tuesday - Friday, (4) 10 hour days + weekend rotation quarterly

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Participates in assigned responsibilities by the supervising therapist to provide services as specified in the therapy plan of care within the scope of on-the-job training with supervision by a PT, PTA, OT, or OTA who is on the premises and readily available to respond in person
• Communicates with supervising PT and/or OT, the response of patients/families and motivates the patient / family to follow treatment regimens at home.
• Obtains data related to the interventions provided.
• Ensures patient/family safety and comfort.
• Demonstrates effective skills for verbal and written communication with physicians, patients of all ages and their families, hospital staff members, and other community-at-large professionals.
• Responsible for daily cleaning tasks and infection control processes, such as disinfecting equipment and work areas that come in direct contact with the patient and neatly organizing and preparing the facility for the next operational business day.
• Assists in inventory management, as well as requesting and restocking supplies.
• A Therapy Technician may be required to perform other reasonably related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor or other members of the management team. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirement dictate. It is mutually agreed that this job does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment and is not all inclusive of all required opportunities and challenges. 

A Therapy Technician I may not:

• Perform any evaluative or assessment activities;
• Initiate physical or occupational therapy treatment, to include exercise instruction; or
• Write or sign physical or occupational therapy documents in the permanent record, except to enter quantitative data for tasks delegated by the supervising PT or OT.

Required Skills/Abilities

• High School education or equivalent
• Certification in BLS.
• Preferred experience in working with children with disabilities or a therapy setting

Working Environment

• Working conditions: both inside and outside.
• Working Position: sitting, standing, and walking.
• Physical Demands: heavy.
• Physical Requirements: lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, crawling, repetitive movement, stooping/kneeling/bending, climbing, balancing.
• An Individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in this group: 75-100 lbs.
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: feeling, hearing, seeing, speaking.
• An Individual in this position will be exposed to: inside/outside environment, bloodborne pathogens, loud noise, chemical hazards, respiratory hazards.