Therapy Technician - Inpatient Cardiology

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Provides age-appropriate care for one or more of the following age groups routinely: Neonate, Infant, Toddler, Preschool Age, School Age, Adolescent, and Adult.

Attends health, safety and training in-services and other mandatory hospital activities.

• Performs set-up/clean-up of patient care area as requested by treating therapist/therapy assistant.
• Performs patient care and related activities within the scope of their training and responsibilities (demonstrating basic clinical competencies) as requested by the physical/occupational therapist or physical therapy assistant.
• Cleans and disinfects hydrotherapy whirlpools utilizing established departmental protocol following each whirlpool patient.
• Cleans therapy mats daily utilizing established departmental procedures.
• Coordinates patient transportation schedule with primary therapist, patient care unit and coworkers daily as assigned.
• Informs Manager or designee of all patient/personal injury or unsafe situations, anticipated problems and unusual situations.
• Completes appropriate related documentation according to departmental and hospital guidelines.

Skills & Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent education with a basic familiarity with a medical environment preferred.
• Experience with working with children in some capacity is preferred.
• A current basic life support certification or schedule to attend a CPR certification course is preferred.
• Demonstration of the basic clinical and non-clinical competencies.
• Ability to be articulate, courteous and supportive in dealing with hospital, administrative and departmental personnel, patients and parents.
• Independently support and assist in patient care by following the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant.
• Inpatient Experience Preferred.

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world.

We have a comprehensive health care network including:

• The Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties;
• The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI);
• The Feigin Tower for pediatric research;
• Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births;
• Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston;
• Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston;
• Texas Children ’ s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families.

We have also created:

• Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children;
• Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country;
• Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children;
• A global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world.

Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.