Physical Therapy Technician

Part-time 20 Hours Physical Therapy Technician

$13.00 per hour - Must be Bilingual Spanish/English

FYZICAL Dizziness & Fall Prevention Center

Job Title:

PT Technician

Department:
Clinical/Clerical

Reports To:

Clinical Manager

Status:
Part-time 25 hours; 10am - 3pm

Summary

FYZICAL Dizziness & Fall Prevention Center is an outpatient Physical Therapy clinic specializing in the treatment of patients with dizziness and balance disorders. At FYZICAL it is our mission to treat each patient with respect and individualized care to help them reach their goals. The Technician's main roles are to assist therapists in providing patient care as well as to assist the department with administrative tasks to ensure that the department runs smoothly.

FYZICAL has a large Spanish-speaking population and the Technician will provide translation services as needed. Technicians must follow all directions given by the Physical Therapists to help ensure that patients receive correct treatments, and they need to integrate the therapists' directions with the patients' goals during treatment sessions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide Spanish translation services as needed
• Provides non-patient care activities as delegated by the supervising physical therapist and client care specialist
• Responsible for working with physical therapist and physical therapist assistant to assure that patients are treated promptly in accordance with their scheduled appointments.
• Setup, clean, and maintain equipment and treatment areas under the supervision of therapists.
• Schedule patients, answer phones.
• As time may allow, responsible for filing of paperwork and other miscellaneous office functions.
• Responsible for always maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct that best represent the company.

Language Skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish speaking

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities require by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.