Physical Therapy Aide

About the role

A physical therapy technician is responsible for assisting the physical therapist with non-clinical tasks and assisting in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room for patient prescribed procedures and protocols
• Prepare patients for PT treatment by welcoming patient, assisting them onto warm-up equipment, and assisting them to their treatment table
• Aid in the application of heat packs, cold packs, and assisting with basic exercises
• Aid in the progression of therapeutic exercises with therapist’s discretion
• Pull patient charts for the following treatment day
• Educate patients by demonstrating proper use of equipment
• Help educate patients in proper form and technique as directed by the PT
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential per HIPAA guidelines
• Maintain a clean working environment by sterilizing equipment
• Assist in checking patients in/out and scheduling patients
• Assist in front desk opening and closing procedures
• Assist in pulling charts for the PT for the next day
• Enhance PT department by accepting responsibility for new tasks as deemed appropriate by therapists
• Assist in maintenance and ordering of supplies
• Clean hydrocollator on a monthly basis
• Clean hot pack covers and sanitize weights on a weekly basis

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Students taking a gap year before PT school are welcome
• 1-year commitment
• Must be willing to work at the Grapevine and Keller locations if needed