Physical Therapy Tech

Baptist Health; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Short/Long-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave (pets)

PTO Sell Back Program

Employee Support Fund

Retirement with Company Match

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring a Physical Therapy Tech to join the Outpatient Physical Therapy team. This full-time, 1st shift role supports PT staff by preparing patients, equipment and treatment areas, assisting with exercises, and transporting patients as needed under supervision.

The position may involve clerical duties and helping orient new staff and volunteers while ensuring patient safety and comfort. The ideal candidate holds a high school diploma or GED, and may need Basic Life Support

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Basic life support (BLS) certification or willingness to obtain within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assists Physical Therapy staff with patient treatments and exercises as directed.
• Prepares patients, equipment, and treatment areas for therapy services.
• Safely assists with patient transfers, positioning, and transportation.
• Observes and reports patient concerns or changes in condition to the PT/PTA.
• Keeps treatment areas clean, organized, stocked, and equipment maintained.
• Identifies and reports malfunctioning equipment.
• Supports patient statistics and clerical duties as needed.
• Provides positive and professional customer service.
• Follows hospital policies, safety standards, and infection control procedures.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Physical Therapy Tech Full-Time, 1st Shift Physical Therapy (Outpatient)

The Physical Therapy Department provides rehabilitative services focused on improving mobility, strength, function, and overall quality of life. Physical therapists work with patients recovering from injury, illness, surgery, or other conditions that affect movement and physical performance. Through individualized treatment plans and evidence-based interventions, the team helps patients regain independence and achieve their highest level of function. The Physical Therapy Technician works under the direct supervision of a Physical Therapist (PT) or Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to support the delivery of patient care. Responsibilities include preparing patients and treatment areas, assisting with exercises and equipment, transporting patients, and maintaining an organized and safe therapy environment. The technician may also assist with clerical duties and the orientation of new employees and volunteers while providing appropriate support to patients with cognitive, visual, hearing, or mobility limitations.

Responsibilities

• Assists PT/PTA staff with patient treatments and exercises as directed.
• Prepares patients, equipment, and treatment areas for therapy services.
• Safely assists with patient transfers, positioning, and transportation.
• Observes and reports patient concerns or changes in condition to the PT/PTA.
• Cleans, organizes, stocks, and maintains treatment areas and equipment.
• Identifies and reports malfunctioning equipment.
• Assists with patient statistics, processing orders, front desk coverage, and clerical duties.
• Provides positive and professional customer service.
• Follows hospital policies, safety standards, and infection control procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Basic life support – Applicants will have 30 days from their hired date to provide completion of this certification if they don’t have it already.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

About Baptist Health

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

Accessibility Services

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.

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