Therapy Aide
About The Position
Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 20 Salary Range: $15.00 - $23.00 Union Position: No Department Details Sanford Children’s Therapies is seeking a part-time Therapy Aide (Monday through Friday, 2:00-6:00) to support service delivery in our exciting and inspirational children’s clinic. Therapy Aide duties include supporting the needs of therapists and patients during treatment sessions, cleaning of equipment and treatment rooms, ordering and stocking of therapy supplies, tracking of equipment updates, and more. Sanford Children’s Therapies is a fun clinic that provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to children birth to age 21. Therapists, aides, patients, and families collaborate to help children with a variety of disabilities or impairments learn to walk, talk, and live life to the fullest. This busy, active clinic will keep you moving throughout the day and provide many opportunities for interacting with children. Apply today to join our amazing team! Summary Supports Physical and Occupational therapy care delivery by preparing treatment area, patient equipment and materials, and performs procedures as directed by and under the supervision of a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant. Job Description Assists in the delivery of therapy services for patients/residents/clients suffering from illness, injury, or developmental impairments, under supervision of and as directed by the licensed Therapist as appropriate. Prepares equipment and materials for treatment; assists patients/residents/clients and provides encouragement to make sure that they correctly perform treatments. As needed, performs other related duties as requested that serve to support the operations of the therapy department, such as cleaning, clerical duties, assisting patients with care needs, and assisting patients to/from the therapy department.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or General Educational Development Diploma (GED) required.
- On-the-job training will be provided.
- Must be physically capable of assisting with patient transfers, activities of daily living, and gait training as directed by a licensed therapist.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 6 months of employment.
Responsibilities
- supporting the needs of therapists and patients during treatment sessions
- cleaning of equipment and treatment rooms
- ordering and stocking of therapy supplies
- tracking of equipment updates
- preparing treatment area, patient equipment and materials
- performing procedures as directed by and under the supervision of a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant
- assists patients/residents/clients and provides encouragement to make sure that they correctly perform treatments
- cleaning
- clerical duties
- assisting patients with care needs
- assisting patients to/from the therapy department
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
