Therapy Aide -Therapy Tech

Overview

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation

Lakeway, TX

Therapy Aide/Therapy Tech

Inpatient

Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Full Time

Compensation depends upon candidate’s years of experience and internal equity.

Minimum starting salary: $18 - $24 per hour based off experience

Benefits of becoming a Therapy Tech with us:

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)

- A 401(k) retirement plan with company match

- Short and Long Term Disability

- Personal and Family Medical Leave

*Eligibility and effective dates vary

Responsibilities

Looking for a Full Time Therapy Aide/Tech that would like to be part of our inpatient rehabilitation team.

Therapy Aide duties include patient care tasks including but not limited to: transferring patients, helping patients to and from different locations for programming, light clerical tasks, other duties/projects as assigned, and infection control cleaning and maintenance of therapy equipment. Positive attitude, self-starting initiative, flexibility, and good communication skills a must.

Choose to be an integral part of a team that helps patients achieve their greatest potential and work toward productive, independent lives. The Therapy Aide/Therapy Tech provides care under the direction of a therapist. This position exists to assist patients in the rehabilitation process through provision of requested activities. Prepares and maintains equipment and physical environment for daily activities.

Employees in this position will:

- Performs patient related tasks assigned by therapist, including but not limited to: Lifts patients to/from mats, treatment and tilt tables, wheelchairs and other equipment appropriate to the facility/department.
- Assists patients with transfer activities to all surfaces.
- Assists patients in donning/doffing all appliances specific to the facility/department.
- Positions patients in parallel bars and prepares patients for standing with appropriate orthotic/prosthetic devices and equipment.
- Transports patients to/from therapy as needed.
- Assists therapist with other patient related treatment activities as appropriate and providing equipment.
- Assist with patient related activities including equipment set-up and patient positioning in preparation for therapy session as outlined in the State Practice Act.

- Prepares department each morning.

- Picks up equipment during treatment hours and at the end of treatment day.

- Maintains department in a clean and orderly condition. Disinfects equipment throughout and at the conclusion of the treatment day according to infection control policies and procedures.

- Reports defective equipment to Manager/Director.

- Ensures maintenance of cleaning logs and temperature logs.

- Follows and assists with infection control policies and risk management procedures.

- Assists with identification of support staff needs for patient care.

- Participates in therapeutic dysphagia and feeding program as requested and supervised by the therapists.

- Provides coverage for Wheelchair Technicians to include: Maintaining inventory of all wheelchairs and wheelchair parts, including distribution, cleaning and repair.
- Assists with cleaning/disinfecting of wheelchairs and cushions after each patient use.
- Assists with preventative maintenance and repairs on wheelchair fleet to extend life of equipment and ensure patient safety.
- Distributes wheelchairs to new patients, as requested by therapy department.

- Informs Manager/Director of needed supplies, assists with inventory control and ordering of supplies.

- Assists with basic clerical duties as requested.

- Communicates with Manager/Director on a timely basis regarding problems, issues and needs related to work assignment.

- Establishes and maintains current knowledge of all Performance Improvement and patient care improvement issues and maintains an active role in monitoring these issues.

- Participates in facility specific Core Program meetings and demonstrates understanding of patient satisfaction outcome data.

- Arranges for responsibilities to be covered by other trained staff members in planned absences.

- Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

- High school graduate or equivalent required.

- One or more years of healthcare experience as a rehab aide preferred.

- Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

- Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

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Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans