Physical Therapy Tech - Full-Time - AVALA Ortho - RO17

Summary 

The Physical Therapy Technician generally functions under the general supervision of the licensed therapists in performing patient related activities.  Prepares equipment for treatment; performs housekeeping duties for the facility; assists the therapists with selected patient care procedures; performs other diverse duties as required for the smooth and safe operation of the facility.  Provide clinical support in a manner that guarantees treatment, care and safety of patients regardless of race, creed, age (e.g., infants, children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics, ages 0 – 120 years), gender or disability without bias or prejudice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in administration of the assigned facility as requested by the Physical Therapist.
• Participate in in-service education as scheduled by the department/hospital.
• Perform on-going housekeeping duties within the facility in order to maintain cleanliness and safety of the facility.
• Demonstrate regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, family members, staff and visitors.
• Maintains confidentiality of all current and former patients.
• Responsible for interacting with fellow employees in a manner that promotes a harmonious and cooperative working environment.
• Prepare the clinical area for clean and safe patient care.
• Retrieves clinical records for each patient to be treated.
• Escort each patient from the reception area to the clinical treatment areas in a safe and efficient manner.
• Assist each patient with treatment preparation as necessary; including removal of clothing and proper draping.
• Notify the treating therapist of a patient’s readiness to be treated.
• Assist the therapist in selected procedures and techniques as specifically directed by the therapist.
• Assist the entire facility staff in maintaining a safe and comfortable working environment. Report problems and suggestions to the supervisor.           

Core Competencies

Action Orientation - Targets and achieves results, overcomes obstacles, accepts responsibility, establishes standards and responsibilities, creates a results-oriented environment, and follows through on actions.

Communications - Communicates well both verbally and in writing. Effectively conveys and shares information and ideas with others. Listens carefully and understands various viewpoints. Presents ideas clearly and concisely and understands relevant detail in presented information.

Creativity/Innovation - Generates novel ideas and develops or improves existing and new systems that challenge the status quo, takes risks, and encourages innovation.

Critical Judgment - Possesses the ability to define issues and focus on achieving workable solutions. Consistently does the right thing by performing with reliability.

Customer Orientation - Listens to customers, builds customer confidence, increases customer satisfaction, ensures commitments are met, sets appropriate customer expectations, and responds to customer needs.

Interpersonal Skills - Effectively and productively engages with others and establishes trust, credibility, and confidence with others.

Leadership - Motivates, empowers, inspires, collaborates with, and encourages others. Builds consensus when appropriate. Focuses team members on common goals.

Teamwork - Knows when and how to attract, develop, reward, and utilize teams to optimize results. Acts to build trust, inspire enthusiasm, encourage others, and help resolve conflicts and develop consensus in creating high-performance teams.

Professional Requirements

• Meets dress code standards and adheres to policies.
• Completes annual education requirements.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
• Wears identification while on duty, uses computerized punch time system correctly.
• Completes in-services and returns in a timely fashion.    
• Attends annual review and department in-services, as scheduled.
• Attends staff meetings as scheduled, reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Assists other staff members in performing any duty that enhances the delivery of patient care.

Regulatory Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED required.  Must have sufficient knowledge of the reasons for patient care as administered in the facility. On the job training is available.
• Current BLS certification or able to obtain within 30 days of hire

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to organize time in order to maintain a high level of efficiency.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires repetitive motions, standing, walking, bending, kneeling and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift or move items weighing up to 100 pounds.