Physical Therapist Tech-PD

Stamford Health; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Stamford Health is seeking a Therapy Support/Clerical assistant to greet patients, assist with therapy activities, and help maintain a safe treatment environment.

The role requires performing clerical tasks, scheduling, and coordinating with therapists and unit coordinators in a hospital setting. Weekday availability for training is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in assisting patients in a therapy setting.
• Ability to perform light transport and patient transfers under supervision.
• Proficient with scheduling and clerical duties in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and assist in therapy areas as directed.
• Maintain a clean and safe therapy environment and stock supplies.
• Enter charges using Meditech and coordinate scheduling of patients.

Skills

Patient interaction

Scheduling

Clerical tasks

Inventory management

Tools

Meditech

Chartlinks

Job description

Job Description

• Therapy Support – Greets all patientsin a friendly and courteous manner. Escorts patients as appropriate. May transport patients within a facility. May also assist patients in moving from one surface to another (e.g. from a bed to a chair). Observes a patient in treatment areas and reports changes in a patient’s condition to the clinical staff. Assists therapists with patient care as directed which may include, but is not limited to helping a patient to walk, applying heat/cold modalities once trained, demonstrating the use of treatment equipment or helping a patient with their exercise program.
• Environmental maintenance – maintains clean, safe and well equipped therapy environment, which may include but is not limited to the cleaning of treatment equipment and surfaces (mats, mirrors), maintaining equipment check logs (e.g. temperatures) and cleaning treatment areas between patients. Keeps therapy supplies stocked according to both need and infection control guidelines (i.e. expiration dates, labeling, etc.)

Clerical duties –

• Uses Meditech to enter charges or as needed.
• Call unit coordinators re: scheduling of come-down patients.
• Send faxes as requested.
• Files completed order sheets and discharge cards daily; may assist in copying records and forms as requested
• Update schedule board and book on an ongoing basis daily
• Uses Chartlinks to schedule therapy appointments
• Call patients to confirm appointments as directed
• Faxes other communications as directed (to physicians, vendors, etc)
• Scans documents into Chartlinks
• Maintains inventory of therapy supplies
• New Hire training will require weekday availability