Pt Tech/Aide
Required skills
- HIPAA
- safety
- infection control
- patient safety
- data entry
- scheduling
- patient check-in
- background check
Nice to have
- medical field
- rehabilitation fields
- physical therapy treatment programs
Role summary
Desert Hand and Physical Therapy is seeking a Patient Tech/Aide to provide kind and compassionate patient and employee service. Responsibilities include assisting patients with exercises, maintaining treatment areas, preparing equipment, and performing administrative tasks like data entry and scheduling. The role requires adherence to company policies, government regulations, safety, and infection control protocols, including strict HIPAA laws. Candidates should have strong communication and interpersonal skills, good character, and the ability to follow instructions and work in a team. The company is willing to train individuals interested in the medical or rehabilitation fields, offering exposure to physical therapy treatment programs.
JOB DETAILS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Kind and compassionate patient and employee service.
- Adhere to company policies and procedures, government regulations, safety, and infection control protocols
- Follow strict HIPAA laws
- Assist patients with exercises under the supervision of a licensed therapist.
- Maintain, set up, and clean treatment areas before and after therapy sessions.
- Prepare therapy equipment and assist with the application of modalities per OT/PT state practice guidelines
- Escort patients to and from therapy areas as needed, adhering to patient safety concerns.
- Monitor and report patient responses to the treating therapist during therapy sessions
- Maintain inventory of therapy supplies and report low stock levels
- Perform administrative tasks such as data entry, answering phones, scheduling, and patient check-in and check-out responsibilities.
- Additional tasks as assigned by the Manager
- Driving between the clinics for coverage and meetings
Good communication skills, reliable, eager to learn, and enjoys helping others. We are willing to teach and train those interested in the medical or rehabilitation fields. It's a good place to interact with patients and gain extensive exposure to physical therapy treatment programs. All employees are required to complete a background check.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Good character
Ability to follow instructions and work effectively in a team environment
- Compensation: $16-17/hr
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
We invite you to visit one of our clinics, take a tour, and meet some of the folks who can answer your questions about their work experience and our company culture. Call Jeanette to set up a visit. 602.405.3235 text-friendly.
Please take some time to review our CORE VALUES on our website, deserthandandpt.com. If you share similar values and love helping others, Desert Hand and PT is the place to be!
Compensation: $16-17/hr
Desert Hand and Physical Therapy opened its doors in 1997 with one therapist and an office manager, who shared common goals of providing patients with the best and most qualified upper-extremity care in the Valley of the Sun. Today, Desert Hand and Physical Therapy has grown to 10 locations around the Valley.
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