Therapy Technician - Inpatient Rehab - PRN

About the Role

We are searching for a Therapy Technician to work in a fast-paced hospital setting, providing assistance to occupational/physical therapists and physical therapy assistants in delivering occupational and physical therapy treatment programs for patients ages 0 to adulthood in a developmentally and age-appropriate manner.

This is a PRN position requiring 4 weekend shifts per month, 1 major and 1 minor holiday, and weekday coverage as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides age-appropriate care for one or more of the following age groups: Neonate, Infant, Toddler, Preschool Age, School Age, Adolescent, and Adult.
• Attends health, safety, and training in-services and other mandatory hospital activities.
• Provides set-up and clean-up of patient care area as requested by treating therapist or therapy assistant.
• Performs patient care and related activities within the scope of training and responsibilities, demonstrating basic clinical competencies as requested by the physical/occupational therapist or physical therapy assistant.
• Coordinates patient transportation schedule with primary therapist, patient care unit, and coworkers daily as assigned.
• Ensures adequate inventory of linen and patient-related supplies.
• Cleans and disinfects hydrotherapy whirlpools following each use, utilizing established departmental protocol.
• Cleans therapy mats daily utilizing established departmental procedures.
• Informs Manager or designee of all patient/personal injury, unsafe situations, anticipated problems, and unusual situations.
• Completes appropriate related documentation according to departmental and hospital guidelines.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education; basic familiarity with a medical environment preferred.
• Experience 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 basic clinical and non-clinical competencies.
• Ability to be articulate, courteous, and supportive in dealing with hospital, administrative, and departmental personnel, patients, and parents.
• Ability to independently support and assist in patient care by following the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant.

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. Consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Texas Children’s is also recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of the city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes:

• Our primary hospital in 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, a 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 channeling care to children and women worldwide.

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