Therapy Technician

Texas Children's Medical Center • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Therapy Technician assists occupational and physical therapists and physical therapy assistants in providing 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 therapy-area operations, following the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant and working within the technician’s training and responsibilities.

Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• Demonstrate basic clinical and non-clinical competencies.
• Be articulate, courteous, and supportive when dealing with hospital, administrative, and departmental personnel, patients, and parents.
• Independently support and assist in patient care by following the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent education, with basic familiarity with a medical environment.
• Experience working with children in some capacity.
• Current basic life support certification or scheduled attendance at a CPR certification course.

Responsibilities

• Provide age-appropriate care routinely for one or more of the following 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 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 daily patient transportation schedule 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 according to established departmental protocol after each whirlpool 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 as a successful candidate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed