Overview

The physical therapy aide will assist the therapists as support staff via technical and clerical tasks as well as assist when needed to ensure client safety and flow of treatment sessions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for typing, xeroxing, filing, and telephone/computer communications as they relate to the physical therapy department.
• Assembles, organizes, files, and disassembles charts.
• Assists therapists as needed during treatment sessions to ensure client safety and gather equipment that becomes needed during sessions within PT guidelines of practice.
• Transports clients to/from therapies as needed.
• Organizes and keeps inventory of physical therapy equipment and supplies, placing orders for equipment and supplies when necessary.
• Monitors and assists in coordinating schedules.
• Manages interruptions in physical therapy gym in an effort to minimize disruptions of physical therapy sessions in progress.
• Basic wheelchair maintenance and repairs/maintain gym and office areas; clean mats daily and keep items off floor in coordination with the O.T. aide.
• Facilitates Physiatry/Wheelchair Clinics/Shoe Clinics.
• Follow-up on client equipment orders and repairs.
• Complete annual equipment safety inspections on a regular basis to coordinate with an outside agency via P.T. Senior.
• Check fire safety/emergency equipment in coordination with the O.T. aide.
• Check that doctor’s annual orders for physical therapy are dated, recorded, and filed.
• Communicates with sensitivity to individual with an awareness and respect for cultural differences.
• Embraces a cooperative system in communication with clinical, residential, medical and vocational staff to share information in an effort to maximize patient/client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to lift/transfer a minimum of 50 lbs.
• High School Diploma or GED or active registry status on the Pennsylvania nurse aide registry required. Foreign degrees/diplomas must have a US equivalency.
• Some College Coursework preferred. 6 moths experience in human service field preferred.
• Must possess excellent computer and office skills. Must be detail orientated and have the ability to multi-task. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.