Physical Therapy Technician

Department: Physical/Occupational Therapy

Exempt Status: Nonexempt Position Status (FT/PT/PRN): Full Time

Job Summary

Physical Therapy Technician providing support to both physical therapists and occupational therapists in delivering patient-centered rehabilitation. Assists with preparing treatment areas, guiding patients through prescribed exercises and functional activities, and ensuring a safe, clean, and organized clinical environment. Supports patients in improving mobility, strength, and independence with daily living tasks while maintaining accurate documentation and collaborating with the therapy team to ensure efficient clinic operations.

Essential Functions

• Assist the therapists with patient flow in and out of clinic
  • Starting patients
  • Assisting with moving patients through exercises, ice and e-stim donning and doffing
• Orthotics fitting and distribution – documentation required
• Make copies of exercise sheets and keep necessary physical therapy forms stocked
• Arrange exercise items neatly when the patients have finished using them
• Keep the therapy department clean and organized in general including
• Daily responsibilities: straightening up rooms, cleaning beds after each use, keeping up with laundry, cleaning equipment, cleaning stim pads, check soap dispensers, Cryo-cuffs – fill every morning, empty at end of day, turn of equipment, set out hot pack pads to dry, plug in massager)washing hot pack pads, keeping hydrocollators clean, defrosting the freezer, keeping suture removal tool box clean, cleaning splint making machine, washing and drying laundry, refilling any ultrasound gel bottles, replacing drinking cups for patients, replacing towel rolls, replacing old thera-bands, and other miscellaneous cleaning duties
• Weekly responsibilities: fill ultrasound gel, refill disinfectant bottles, check therabands, assist with biohazard disposal, change cleaning cloths, check rooms and carts for wound care supplies, order supplies, notify DME dept to order back braces as needed)
• Monthly tasks: regular scheduled cleaning of modality equipment

Core Competences

• Responsible for promoting the Standards of Excellence for Orthopedic Specialists while demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior toward patients, visitors, volunteers, peers and physicians.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work environment, demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize work during heavy workload situations to expedite patient care.
  Maintain strictest confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA compliance.
• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Work independently while understanding the need to communicate and coordinate work efforts with other employees and organizations

Minimum Requirements (education, experience, special skills and licenses or certifications required)

• High school diploma or GED
• Positive attitude and ability to build rapport with patients
• Communicate well with others

Essential Physical Functions

• Work demands prolonged periods of sitting, walking, standing, bending, occasional walking up and down stairs, overhead lifting, carrying cumbersome items such as: supplies (up to 20 pounds) working the equipment, and physical stress. (Work is 90-100% sitting and walking)
• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients at times; Standing and walking for extensive periods of time
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard and other office equipment as necessary
• Ability to view computer screens for long periods of time

Equipment Used

• Computer, scanner, printer, photocopier, facsimile, telephones
• Ability to operate a washer and dryer
• Hot and cold modalities and gym equipment

Additional Comments

• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of persons so assigned.