Physical Therapy Aide

Resurgens Orthopaedics; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Resurgens Orthopaedics is seeking a Physical Therapy Technician to assist the PT with non-clinical tasks and patient care. The role involves preparing treatment rooms, welcoming patients, helping with warm-up equipment and transfers, and supporting therapists in exercises and progression plans.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, be willing to commit for a year, and be able to work at Grapevine or Keller locations as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Gap year before PT school with 1 year commitment.
• Willing to work Grapevine and Keller locations if needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room for patient procedures.
• Assist patients onto warm up equipment and treatment table.
• Apply heat/cold packs and assist with basic exercises.
• Support therapist in progression of therapeutic exercises.
• Pull charts for next treatment day.
• Educate patients on equipment use and proper form.
• Maintain confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.
• Maintain a clean, sterile treatment area.
• Assist with patient check-in/out and scheduling.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Sterilization

Scheduling

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

A physical therapy technician is responsible for assisting the PT with non-clinical tasks and assisting in patient care. This may include the following: keeping treatment area organized and clean by sanitizing equipment such as tables and cardio, pull charts, assist patients with basic exercises, and help record progress at the therapist’s discretion.

PT Tech Job Duties:

• Prepare treatment room for patient prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepare patients for PT treatment by welcoming patient, assisting them onto warm up equipment, assisting them to their treatment table
• Aides in the application of heat packs, cold packs, and assisting with basic exercises
• Aides in the progression of therapeutic exercises with therapist’s discretion
• Pulls patient charts for the following treatment day
• Educates patients by demonstrating proper use of equipment
• Helps educate patients in proper form and technique as educated by the PT
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential per HIPPA guidelines
• Maintains a clean working environment by sterilizing equipment
• Assists in checking patients in/out and scheduling patients
• Assists in front desk opening and closing procedures
• Assists in pulling charts for the PT for the next day
• Enhances PT department by accepting responsibility for new tasks as deemed appropriate by therapists
• Assists in maintenance and ordering of supplies
• Cleans hydrocollator on a monthly basis
• Cleans hot pack covers and sanitizes weights on a weekly basis

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Students taking a gap year before PT school.- 1 Year Commitment
• Must be willing to work the Grapevine and Keller location if needed.