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

About The Position

The Physical Therapy Aide assists with direct and indirect patient care under the direction of the Department Director and as delegated by therapists, chiefs, or the director. The role supports scheduling and referral tracking, patient treatment preparation and assistance, departmental and equipment cleaning and maintenance, supply stocking, clerical work, and effective communication and documentation. The aide manages scheduling documentation, expected admissions, and referral tags; completes daily schedules within required time frames; and may use surgery schedules to identify potential admissions and assign rehabilitation admissions to a team. The aide handles clerical duties and keeps area-specific forms current, including orienting new and registry staff to daily forms. During treatment, the aide assists PT/OT staff in accordance with policy, communicates patient responses and assistance levels, provides cues, and prepares treatment areas and equipment. The aide also orders supplies and completes assigned responsibilities such as temperature logs, equipment checklists, and gym cleaning. For outpatient services, the aide pulls charts for the next business day, checks that documentation is properly prepared and prescriptions and authorizations are current, and prepares discharged charts for scanning. For wound care, the aide gathers supplies, prepares a clean field, correctly prepares, drapes, and positions patients, and sets up the room before and after treatment. The aide may also take on special projects and other duties as assigned. The position is full time, with a 10-hour rotating shift, and is classified as non-exempt and non-union. The hourly pay range is $21.00–$30.96. Keck Medicine of USC partners with the Culinary Health Fund to provide primary care and physical therapy services at Culinary Health Centers in the Las Vegas Valley, supporting coordinated, patient-centered community care.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to communicate patient-related, departmental, or other operational problems to the supervising therapist.
Ability to read and understand applicable policy and procedure manual information and general employee information.
Ability to demonstrate compliance with safety, hazardous waste, and infection control procedures.
Ability to use proper body mechanics with patients to help prevent injury to the patient or self.
Ability to work assigned shifts, approved overtime, and weekends when requested.
Adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including annual emergency-procedure updates.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) is required within LA City; if not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days and renewed before expiration.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a health sciences field.
One year of experience in a physical therapy department in an aide position, utilizing modalities indicated in the job duties.

Responsibilities

Assist therapists with scheduling patients, updating potential referrals from surgery schedules, creating tags for new referrals, transcribing schedules, and distributing schedules to nursing units.
Document schedules, list expected admissions, keep referral tags updated, complete daily schedules within required time frames, and identify and assign rehabilitation admissions to teams as appropriate.
Perform clerical duties for the assigned practice area, keep forms current, and orient new and registry staff to daily forms such as billing and time logs.
Assist PT/OT staff with patient care and treatment in accordance with policy and scheduled treatment times.
Communicate patient responses and assistance levels to therapists and provide cues that facilitate treatment.
Seek and provide information related to treatment plans and prepare patient and treatment areas before and after treatment.
Order supplies based on departmental needs and complete assigned aide duties, including daily temperature logs, equipment checklists, and gym cleaning.
Pull outpatient charts for the next business day; verify documentation, prescriptions, and authorizations; alert front office staff to issues; and prepare discharged charts for scanning.
For wound care, gather supplies, set up a clean field, prepare, drape, and position patients, and prepare the room for treatment.
Maintain and clean departmental areas and equipment, stock linen and supplies, and perform related clerical and communication/documentation tasks.
Assume special projects assigned by the Department Director or Supervisor and perform other duties as assigned.