Massage Therapist (Part-Time)

Description

Job Summary:

Assist the Physician, Physical Therapist, or Physical Therapy Assistant in the soft tissue rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system of patients.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities - Massage Therapy:

Massage Therapy Knowledge

• Exhibit knowledge of physical medicine, massage therapy modalities, anatomy, and physiology

Massage Therapy Techniques

• Provide skilled and effective massage therapy techniques tailored to the independent client, document appropriately, and in a timely fashion.

Interpersonal Dynamics

• Demonstrate tact and professionalism while communicating and performing massage techniques with massage clients.
• Ensure clients are relaxed and comfortable by appropriately draping, adjusting pressure, or limiting areas or amount of contact as client needs.

Work Independently

• Readily work independently as well as under supervision of rehabilitation professionals.

Schedule Management

• Manage schedule appropriately to allow for most efficient client schedule.
• Work with other scheduling staff to ensure clients are correctly scheduled and information is available.
• Ensure that massage and marketing schedule does not interfere with appropriate staffing of Therapy Office.

Referrals

• Suggest appropriate referrals to other health care professionals when deemed necessary, and communicated client information efficiently and confidentially.

Marketing

• Educate community members and businesses about the benefits of massage therapy services.
• Promote massage therapy services and encourage adequate productivity.

Information Processing:

Communication

• Handle a variety of matters involving contact with various staff and the public.
• Communicate effectively and in a timely manner, utilizing the appropriate chain of command.

Language Use Skills

• Skill in language use, including reading and comprehending instructions, short correspondence, and memos, constructing correspondence, and presenting information in one-on-one and small group situations, in person and electronically.

Computer Use

• Utilize computer to perform department functions and appropriate communication.
• Check e-mail daily while at work to receive departmental communication within and respond to emails within 24 hours.
• Readily utilize multiple software systems for patient.
• Do not use computers for personal tasks.

Interpersonal Skills:

Compassion

• Demonstrate compassion and caring in dealing with others, including patients, co-workers, and visitors.

Initiative

• Exhibit initiative and self-directed behavior.
• Accept responsibility for own professional growth and personal conduct.

Flexibility

• Respond with flexibility to changing work load and/or patient assignments.
• Readily adjust schedule to accommodate patient care.

Working Relationships

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, co-workers and the public that harbor a friendly, yet professional interaction.
• Demonstrate willingness to readily interact with other staff members and department leaders.

Utilization & Quality Data

• Ability to evaluate utilization and quality data and make necessary modifications in performance by self-monitoring productivity, monitoring physical therapist schedule efficiency, and assisting with other employees or duties to ensure efficient running of department to reduce cost.

Other Duties

• Perform other duties as directed/required to ensure efficient operations of Premier Bone & Joint Centers.

Adherence to Facility & Department Policies:

Attendance/Punctuality/Time Clock System

• Maintain good attendance record and arrive to work punctually in a manner that allows for patients to initiate their treatment on time.
• Utilize established time clock system appropriately.

Overtime

• Able to substantiate overtime, minimizes overtime and adjusts hours as needed.

Dress Code/Identification

• Follow dress code of the department, appear professional when present in the clinic, wear identification while on duty, and communicate name and role to patient appropriately.

Confidentiality

• Observe confidentiality of information in regards to patients, physicians, and fellow employees.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality under HIPAA standards.

Staff Meetings/In-services

• Participates in Premie