Physical Therapy Aide - full time

All-Star Orthopaedics; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

All-Star Orthopaedics in Carrollton, TX is seeking a Physical Therapy Technician to support the PT with non-clinical tasks and patient care. Responsibilities include preparing the treatment room, assisting patients onto equipment, and helping with progress recording under therapist direction.

The role involves front desk duties, chart preparation, and maintaining a clean, confidential environment in a fast-paced clinic with additional site coverage in Grapevine and Keller.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Gap year before PT school? - 1 Year Commitment.
• Willingness to work Grapevine and Keller locations if needed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room for patient prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepare patients for PT treatment by welcoming patient and helping onto warm up equipment and treatment table.
• Assist in the application of heat packs, cold packs, and basic exercises.
• Help progress therapeutic exercises with therapist’s discretion.
• Pull patient charts for the following treatment day.
• Educate patients by demonstrating proper use of equipment.
• Maintain patient confidentiality per HIPAA guidelines.
• Sterilize equipment and maintain a clean environment.
• Assist in checking patients in/out and scheduling.
• Assist in front desk opening and closing procedures.
• Assist in pulling charts for the PT for the next day.
• Take on new tasks as deemed appropriate by therapists.
• Assist in maintenance and ordering of supplies.
• Clean hydrocollator monthly and clean hot pack covers weekly.

Skills

Patient care

Sanitization

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

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.