Therapy Tech - Inpatient

Rankenjordan; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ranken Jordan in Maryland Heights seeks an inpatient therapy technician to support its Care Beyond the Bedside program by assisting with patient transport, therapy sessions, and group activities within the hospital setting.

Responsibilities include cleaning and organizing therapy spaces, assisting with supplies, transferring patients, maintaining safety and infection control, and performing administrative tasks; pediatric experience and BLS are preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card from the American Heart Association.
• Organizational skills.
• Previous experience in a pediatric setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in cleaning and organizing therapy and patient programming spaces to ensure safety and readiness.
• Provides hands-on assistance during therapy sessions and with patient caregiving as directed by therapists.
• Supports administrative tasks such as faxing, filing, printing and organizing patient charts.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Therapy Manager.

Skills

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS certification

Job description

The inpatient therapy technician assists inpatient clinical staff with meeting Ranken Jordan’s Care Beyond the Bedside model of patient care and programming through: patient transport within the hospital, supervised and directed assistance with patient therapy sessions and group programming, participation in daily administrative, organization and cleaning tasks related to patient therapy and programming. Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure: Yes

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cleaning & Organization (40%)

• Ensures a safe environment for patients and staff by completing general cleaning and organizing of equipment and toys in therapy and patient programming spaces
• Assists in set-up and clean-up of supplies for therapy or patient programming
• Assists in ordering and maintenance of departmental equipment, toys and supplies
• Routinely sweeps treatment and programming spaces to ensure materials and supplies are in stock and correctly stored

Patient Assistance (25%)

• Obtains equipment and supplies and assists in their use during patient sessions and programs with direction from a therapist. Session support will be in the aquatic environment at times.
• Provides hands-on assistance with patients during therapy sessions as directed by a therapist.
• Assists with patient caregiving to ensure patient cleanliness, comfort and safety
• Protects patients and employees by adherence to infection control practices and policies
• Assists in transferring patients out of bed and into mobility devices, as needed, for transport to therapy and group programming throughout the hospital
• Maintains safe transport by monitoring patient, lines and tubes before, during and after transport from one location to another
• Communicates with patients’ primary care team members to complete patient hand-off communication before and after transport
• Utilizes Ranken Jordan’s emergency response procedures in the event of an emergent patient need during transport

Administrative (10%)

• Assist with administrative tasks including fax, file, copy, print.
• Assists in creating, organizing and breaking-down patient soft-charts as directed by the Therapy Manger
• Assists with process of printing and posting daily schedules for inpatients

Other (5%)

• All other duties as assigned by the Therapy Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card from the American Heart Association
• Organizational skills
• Previous experience in a pediatric setting preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

These include stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, pulling, pushing, standing, carrying, and lifting of light loads (up to 35 lb.), as necessary for patient care.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

AHA BLS

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