Therapy Technician

Position Highlights

Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)

Duties

• Prepares therapy patients for therapy sessions.
• Collaborates with both the nursing and therapy team to optimize appropriate therapy times.
• Auxiliaries with treatments as directed by therapists.
• Marks patients during visits and notifies therapists of any patient distress or concerns.
• Auxiliaries patients to wheelchairs/total lift chairs and transfers patients and equipment needed for therapy.
• May also auxiliaries with transport back to a patient’s room if applicable.
• Marks and cleans therapy equipment, mats, etc., to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Assists with processing therapy orders, scheduling therapy appointments, completing documentation.
• Provides clerical support as needed to include but not limited to answering phones, prior authorizations, patient registration and scheduling, and misc needs as they arise.
• Auxiliaries therapist in setting up equipment.
• Marks and maintains working stock of equipment, linens, and supplies for therapy services.

Essential Qualifications

• The individual must be able to work the hours specified.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, Or Work Experience

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Less than 1 year patient care related experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.