Physical Therapy Aide I - LV Durango Family Medicine Clinic - Full Time 10 Hour Rotating Shift (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)

University of Southern California•Las Vegas, NV

33d•Onsite

About The Position

The Therapy Aide assists in all aspects of direct and indirect delivery of care to patients under the direction of the Director of the Department. The role involves performing tasks delegated by therapists, chiefs, or the director, including patient scheduling, updating referrals, creating scheduling tags, transcribing and distributing schedules, setting up and cleaning treatment areas and equipment, stocking supplies, performing clerical functions, and effective communication and documentation. The position also involves assisting with patient treatment, maintaining departmental cleanliness, and managing assigned responsibilities such as temperature logs and equipment checklists. Specific duties vary depending on the practice area, such as outpatient or wound care, and may include preparing charts, ensuring documentation accuracy, and coordinating with front office staff. The role also entails ordering supplies and potentially taking on special projects as assigned.

Requirements

High school or equivalent
Be able to relate to supervising therapist any problems with patients, department operations or problems from other areas.
Capable of reading the policy and procedure manual and understanding the information that relates to listed job duties as well as general information available for all employees of the hospital.
Capable of demonstrating compliance with safety, hazardous waste and infection control procedures.
Utilizes proper body mechanics with patients in order to prevent injury to the patient or to self.
Capable of working assigned shifts, overtime when approved and weekends if requested.
Adheres to all hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including annual updates of emergency procedures
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree In Health Sciences field.
1 year Experience in a Physical Therapy Department working in an aide position, utilizing modalities as indicated in the Major Functions, Duties and Responsibilities area.

Responsibilities

Assisting the therapist with scheduling of patients
Updating potential referrals from surgery schedule
Creating scheduling tags for new referrals
Transcribing the schedule
Distributing schedules to the nursing units
Set-up, clean up and assisting with patient treatment
Departmental and equipment cleaning and maintenance
Stocking linen and supplies
Clerical functions
Effective communication/documentation
Activities as directed
Documenting schedules, listing expected admits and keeping tags updated
Completing daily schedules by time frames required in each area
Locating surgery schedule and creating tags for possible admits or determining rehab admits and assigning to a team
Managing all clerical aspects of job based upon area of practice
Keeping forms current in area of practice
Orienting new staff and registry to various forms required on a daily basis (billing, time logs, etc.)
Assisting PT/OT in care per policy
Communicating during treatment with therapist regarding patients’ responses and assist level during treatment
Assisting PT/OT when scheduled as per scheduled time, seeking and providing information related to the treatment plan
Adding cues to patients to facilitate treatment
Organizing patient/treatment area independently before treatment begins and attending to set-up for patients needs after treatment
Ordering supplies based upon department needs/requirements
Managing all assigned aide responsibilities (i.e. Daily temperature logs, equip check list, cleaning of gym)
Assuming responsibility for a special project as assigned by Department Director/Supervisor
Pulling charts for next business day (Outpatient)
Ensuring that appropriate documentation is in chart and prepared correctly (i.e- stamped with date on progress note, all documentation forms have patient name/acct #, etc.) (Outpatient)
Ensuring that prescription and authorization is current and if not, bringing to attention of front office staff (Outpatient)
Independently prepping discharged charts (i.e – Acct# and name on all documents, no staples, no paper clips) for scanning by medical records (Outpatient)
Gathering all supplies needed and setting up a clean field (Wound Care)
Correctly preparing, draping and positioning the patient for treatment (Wound Care)
Organizing patient/room independently before treatment begins and attending to room set-up for patients needs after treatment (Wound Care)
Performing other duties as assigned