PT/OT Technician - Outpatient

                    

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Job Title

PT/OT Technician - Outpatient

                        

Location

Rocky River

                    

Facility

Fairview Wellness Center

                     

Department

PT Wellness Center-Fairview Hospital

                      

Job Code

C12004

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm/9:30am-6:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

The Fairview Wellness Center operates as a high-volume outpatient rehabilitation facility, with up to 19 professionals providing care for 120–140 patients daily across orthopedics, neurology, and lymphedema specialties. As an Occupational and Physical Therapy Technician, you will support licensed therapy personnel in lifting, transferring, gait-training and exercising patients, providing aid and treatment as directed. This role is an excellent entrance into the healthcare field, offering extensive hands-on experience and opportunities to develop new skills.  

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. or 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. or 10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. depending on department needs.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Maintain sanitary, orderly conditions in department.  

• Inventory departmental equipment.  

• Ensure equipment is in good working order. 

• Fabricate equipment as directed.  

• Perform set-up of patient-related equipment. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma/GED 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficient to perform the duties of the job 

• Sufficient mathematical knowledge to maintain inventory levels for the department, measure items such as disinfectants and crutches, fabricate equipment and adhere to supplies budget when ordering 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Experience in health care in direct patient care

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling during gait training.

• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.

• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.

• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements.

• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families who may not be able to read. Ability to hear or understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

• Mental ability to interpret clinical data for the establishment and implementation of appropriate patient treatment.

• Ability to identify and resolve problems using critical thinking and decision-making.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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