Therapy Technician

Texas Children's Hospital•The Woodlands, TX

22h

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 position provides patient care and related support within the scope of the technician’s training and responsibilities, under the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant. The role works 10-hour shifts: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent education.
Demonstrate basic clinical and non-clinical competencies.
Ability to be articulate, courteous, and supportive when dealing with hospital, administrative, and departmental personnel, patients, and parents.
Ability to independently support and assist in patient care by following the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant.
Successful candidates must 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 schedule to attend a CPR certification course.

Responsibilities

Provide age-appropriate care routinely for one or more age groups: neonate, infant, toddler, preschool age, school age, adolescent, and adult.
Attend health, safety, and training in-services and other mandatory hospital activities.
Set up and clean 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.
Ensure adequate inventory of linen and patient-related supplies.
Clean and disinfect hydrotherapy whirlpools following each whirlpool patient, using established departmental protocol.
Clean therapy mats daily using 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.