Physical Therapy Technician

Position Summary

Under direct supervision of a licensed Therapist, the Physical Therapy Tech shall be responsible for supporting and maintaining a smooth flow of activity on the clinic floor, to include overall cleanliness of the clinic, cleanliness of clinic equipment, ensuring clinic equipment is in working order, and ensuring operations are in compliance with Therapy Partners Group policy and procedures, and HIPAA regulations.

The Physical Therapy Tech will work in a team environment and have the ability to complete daily tasks as assigned. The position requires strong customer skills with an ability to maintain friendly and professional relationships with patients and employees as well as completing all other duties as assigned.

• Routinely check schedule for checked‑in patients and/or the sign‑in sheet, notify the treating therapist.
• Prepare treatment table, therapist‑approved equipment and any other approved modalities for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepare patients for therapy treatment by welcoming, comforting, directing and/or assisting into therapy treatment area.
• Notify the treating therapist of any relative comments the patient may make regarding his/her treatment or condition.
• Follow exercise flow sheet, initiate next steps in treatment and keep supervising therapist informed of patient’s progression throughout the appointment.
• Assist the treatment of patients by applying ice or heat packs, helping patients onto exercise equipment, monitoring motion; responding to timers and removing modalities from the patient; performing prescribed exercises and strengthening techniques as requested by supervising therapist.
• Educate patients by demonstrating proper use of equipment and exercise routines.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Provide equipment and supplies by sterilizing and delivering equipment and supplies to treatment area; position equipment for therapist access; position patient on equipment.
• Ensure operation of physical therapy equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements.
• Report any issues needing resolution to Physical Therapists.

• Answer the phone appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Accept and receive all necessary information for a new referral.
• Schedule new and current patients properly, effectively and in a timely manner.
• Assist with filing all necessary paperwork and correspondence.
• Assist with faxing therapist correspondence to the proper physician.
• Check‑in and effectively explain and issue paperwork to new patients.
• Accept payment from both new and existing patients.
• Call patients to check on when they no show, stop attending and generally need to schedule.

• Open the facility each morning and prepare the facility for the arrival of patients.
• Wash and dry linens in a timely fashion so that the facility is well-stocked.
• Maintain physical therapy supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies and communicating to person in charge or ordering.
• Check the overall tidiness of the facility to maintain a clean, inviting atmosphere.
• Ensure hot pack machines are full of clean water daily, ice machine is defrosted monthly and maintain cleaning and temperature logs as instructed.
• Clean treatment mats and equipment with disinfectant after every use.
• Empty and take out trash on a nightly basis.
• Light vacuuming when necessary.
• Enhance physical therapy department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments, acting as a team player.

The above reflects the essential duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all work that may be assigned by your supervisor or that may be inherent in the position.

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