Therapy Technician

Texas Children's Hospital•Katy, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Therapy Technician assists occupational and physical therapists and physical therapy assistants in delivering developmentally and age-appropriate occupational and physical therapy treatment programs to patients from birth through adulthood in a fast-paced hospital setting. The role supports patient care and related activities within the employee’s training and responsibilities, following direction from a therapist or therapy assistant. The position includes preparing and cleaning patient care areas, coordinating patient transportation, maintaining linen and patient-related supplies, cleaning and disinfecting therapy equipment and areas, and completing documentation in accordance with departmental and hospital guidelines. The technician also attends required training and hospital activities and reports injuries, unsafe situations, anticipated problems, and unusual circumstances. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in accordance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent education.
Demonstrate basic clinical and non-clinical competencies.
Communicate articulately, courteously, and supportively with hospital, administrative, and departmental personnel, patients, and parents.
Independently support and assist with patient care by following the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant.
Successful candidates are required to undergo respiratory fit testing.

Nice To Haves

Basic familiarity with a medical environment.
Experience working with children in some capacity.
Current basic life support certification or a scheduled CPR certification course.

Responsibilities

Provide age-appropriate care routinely for one or more patient groups: neonates, infants, toddlers, preschool-age children, school-age children, adolescents, and adults.
Attend health, safety, and training in-services and other mandatory hospital activities.
Set up and clean up patient care areas as requested by the treating therapist or therapy assistant.
Perform patient care and related activities within the scope of training and responsibilities, demonstrating basic clinical competencies, as requested by a physical or occupational therapist or physical therapy assistant.
Coordinate the patient transportation schedule daily with the primary therapist, patient care unit, and coworkers, as assigned.
Maintain adequate inventory of linen and patient-related supplies.
Clean and disinfect hydrotherapy whirlpools using established departmental protocols after each patient.
Clean therapy mats daily according to established departmental procedures.
Inform the Manager or designee of patient or personal injuries, unsafe situations, anticipated problems, and unusual situations.
Complete related documentation according to departmental and hospital guidelines.
Undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.