What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Technician position at Arctic Slope Native Association LTD?
Brief Summary:
Assist physical therapists and physical therapist assistants with daily tasks, patient appointment scheduling, registration paperwork for each patient’s appointment, appointment reminder calls, helping to keep equipment and department clean, stocking supplies and linens, keeping temperature logs and other tasks as appropriate / needed. Some limited interaction in assisting with direct patient care with supervision of therapists.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education:
- High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Some Health Care work experience preferred.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assists therapists and patients with a variety task. i.e. making copies of exercise programs, scheduling appointments, answer phones, call patient for appointment reminder.
- Verify insurance and interact with billing department as needed. Attend educational in-services that relate to billing.
- Monitor, restock, re-order inventories of linens, medical and office supplies daily or as needed.
- Use of office supplies equipment, clerical tasks. Daily cleaning of exercise equipment and other equipment, sweeping floor, cleaning toys, hot pack machine, etc. as needed/ scheduled.
- Assist in setting up/ cleaning patient treatment rooms as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationship with co-workers and service providers, excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to read, understand and carry out written and verbal instructions.
- Good organization skills, able to pay close attention to detail and be accurate. Able to work independently and set priorities.
- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
- Knowledge of confidentiality requirements (HIPAA) with regard to medical records and direct patient interaction.
- Proficient use of computer. Some knowledge of the following applications helpful: Moonwalk (patient scheduling), Microsoft Word, RPMS, / HER Health Information System.
Certification/Licensure:
- CPR Certification
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