Physical Therapy Technician

Job Description Summary
Physical Therapy tech for outpatient clinic in downtown Charleston.

Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Cost Center
CC000700 CHS - Therapy - Occupational / Physical Clinic - Ashley Avenue (Offsite)

Pay Rate Type
Hourly

Pay Grade
Health-19

Scheduled Weekly Hours
30

Work Shift

Job Description

The therapy technician assists therapists with tasks that are indirectly related to patient care including:

performing administrative and clerical tasks, cleaning equipment, and preparing treatment areas, assisting patients in moving from room to room within the clinic, cleaning and preparing treatment areas and equipment before and after each session, and ordering and arranging linen and supplies for the clinic. BLS certification from the AHA required.


Additional Job Description

Education: High School Degree or Equivalent. Work Experience: No prior work experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Mobility & Posture
  

• Standing: Continuous
  

• Sitting: Continuous
  

• Walking: Continuous
  

• Climbing stairs: Infrequent
  

• Working indoors: Continuous
  

• Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent
  

• Working from elevated areas: Frequent
  

• Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent
  

• Kneeling: Infrequent
  

• Bending at the waist: Continuous
  

• Twisting at the waist: Frequent
  

• Squatting: Frequent
  

• Manual Dexterity & Strength
  

• Pinching operations: Frequent
  

• Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
  

• Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
  

• Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous
  

• Reaching overhead: Frequent
  

• Reaching in all directions: Continuous
  

• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
  

• Full use of both legs: Continuous
  

• Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent
  

• Lifting & Force Requirements
  

• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
  

• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent
  

• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
  

• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent
  

• Examples:
  
  

• Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force
  

• Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force
  

• Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force
  

• Vision & Sensory
  

• Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous
  

• Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous
  

• Color discrimination: Continuous
  

• Depthperception: Continuous
  

• Peripheral vision: Continuous
  

• Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous
  

• Tactile sensory function: Continuous
  

• Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous
  

• Selected Positions:
  
  

• Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
  

• Respiratoruse qualification: Continuous
  

• Work Environment & Conditions
  

• Effective stress management: Continuous
  

• Rotating shifts: Frequent
  

• Overtime asrequired: Frequent
  

• Latex-safe environment: Continuous
  

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!


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