Physical Therapy Tech (Part-Time)

Description

Job Summary:

Prepares patients and equipment for treatment and administers treatment as directed by the staff Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant, assists in administrative duties, and is vital in maintaining an orderly and clean treatment environment to help provide the highest quality of patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Patient Care:

Exercises

• Perform exercises with patients as specified by the staff Physical Therapist or PTA, updates therapists on patient tolerance and records appropriately in documentation.

Assist Physical Therapist

• Assist the Physical Therapist as needed with patient treatment, transfers, and wound care in an efficient manner to improve flow of patient care.

Vital Signs

• Monitors vital signs of the patient (oxygen saturation, heart rate, and blood pressure); maintains adequate knowledge base regarding cardiovascular and respiratory precautions for the patient and communicate results with therapists.

Communicate Patient Changes

• Communicate any changes in physical or mental condition of patient to staff Physical Therapist or other relevant personnel prior to initiating any interventions.
• Communicate patient's tolerance to interventions to help promote advancing the program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Clinic Operation:

Patient Medical Records

• Update patient medical history, assist with educational handout creation, distribution, and upload to medical records.

Clinic Cleanliness/Orderliness

• Clean clinic tables, equipment, and therapy food area.
• Maintain general work area cleanliness and equipment working conditions through established maintenance procedures

Inventory

• Ensure inventory and supplies are fully stocked in treatment areas (equipment, linens, lotions, goniometers, etc); alert appropriate personnel of ordering needs and assist with ordering supplies.

Assists Therapy Office

• Readily answer phones by third ring when office personnel is busy, is able to transfer calls to appropriate location, schedule patients appropriately, and assist with opening and closing tasks when the therapy office staff are in need of assistance.

Equipment

• Utilize correct/safe technique when using equipment and notify appropriate personnel of malfunctioning equipment per department policies.

Departmental Duties

• Perform related departmental duties as assigned by Physical Therapist or Director of Physical Therapy, such as organizing, updating, and ordering.

Educational Activities

• Participate in educational activities to promote the role and advancement of physical therapy in the community, to PBJC staff, and therapy clinic outside of traditional clinic duties.

Information Processing:

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, 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; does not use computers for personal tasks.

Interpersonal Skills:

Compassion

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

Analyzing Skills

• Analyze situations accurately, make decisions to bring a favorable resolution, and take effective action; seeks out help when appropriate.

Flexibility

• Respond with flexibility to changing work load and/or patient assignments.

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.

Personal Growth

• Accepts responsibility for own professional growth and personal conduct by seeking knowledge in work specific areas, taking advantage of opportunities at w