Therapy Aide -Therapy Tech

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Lakeway Hospital•Lakeway, TX

18d•$18 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation is hiring a full-time Therapy Aide/Therapy Tech for its inpatient rehabilitation team in Lakeway, Texas. The position works Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Therapy Aide/Therapy Tech provides care under a therapist’s direction, helping patients with requested rehabilitation activities and preparing and maintaining equipment and the therapy environment. Compensation depends on experience and internal equity; the minimum starting salary range is $18–$24 per hour, based on experience. The role includes assisting with patient transfers, positioning, transportation, appliances, and therapy preparation; maintaining and disinfecting equipment; supporting wheelchair inventory, distribution, cleaning, and basic repairs; and performing clerical and supply-related duties. The position also follows infection control and risk management procedures, maintains required logs, communicates work-related issues, and participates in performance and patient-care improvement activities. The employer describes a commitment to employee work-life balance. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; prescription coverage; paid time off and extended illness days; a 401(k) retirement plan with company match; short- and long-term disability; and personal and family medical leave. Eligibility and effective dates vary.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Certified BLS, or completion of BLS within the first 90 days of employment.
Positive attitude, self-starting initiative, flexibility, and good communication skills are required.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of healthcare experience as a rehabilitation aide is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform patient-related tasks assigned by a therapist, including lifting and transferring patients between mats, treatment and tilt tables, wheelchairs, and other facility equipment.
Assist patients with transfers to different surfaces and with donning and doffing facility-specific appliances.
Position patients in parallel bars and prepare them for standing with appropriate orthotic or prosthetic devices and equipment.
Transport patients to and from therapy as needed.
Assist therapists with appropriate patient-related treatment activities and provide equipment.
Set up equipment and position patients in preparation for therapy sessions as outlined in the State Practice Act.
Prepare the department each morning and pick up equipment during treatment hours and at the end of the treatment day.
Maintain a clean and orderly department; disinfect equipment throughout and at the conclusion of the treatment day according to infection control policies and procedures.
Report defective equipment to the Manager/Director and maintain cleaning and temperature logs.
Follow and assist with infection control policies and risk management procedures.
Assist with identifying support staff needs for patient care.
Participate in therapeutic dysphagia and feeding programs when requested and supervised by therapists.
Provide wheelchair technician coverage, including maintaining wheelchair and parts inventory, distribution, cleaning, and repair.
Clean and disinfect wheelchairs and cushions after each patient use and assist with preventative maintenance and repairs on the wheelchair fleet.
Distribute wheelchairs to new patients as requested by the therapy department.
Inform the Manager/Director of needed supplies and assist with inventory control and ordering.
Perform basic clerical duties as requested.
Communicate promptly with the Manager/Director about problems, issues, and needs related to work assignments.
Maintain current knowledge of performance improvement and patient-care improvement issues and actively monitor them.
Participate in facility-specific Core Program meetings and demonstrate understanding of patient satisfaction outcome data.
Arrange coverage by other trained staff members for planned absences.
Perform other duties as requested.