Physical Therapist Tech-PD

Major Accountabilities/Critical Responsibilities

1.   Therapy Support – Greets all patients in a friendly and courteous manner.

Escorts patients as appropriate.  May transport patients within a facility.  May also assist patients in moving from one surface to another (e. g. from a bed to a chair).  Observes a patient in treatment areas and reports changes in a patient’s condition to the clinical staff.  Assists therapists with patient care as directed which may include, but is not limited to helping a patient to walk, applying heat/cold modalities once trained, demonstrating the use of treatment equipment or helping a patient with their exercise program.

2.   Environmental maintenance – maintains clean, safe and well equipped therapy environment, which may include but is not limited to the cleaning of treatment equipment and surfaces (mats, mirrors), maintaining equipment check logs (e. g. temperatures) and cleaning treatment areas between patients.  Keeps therapy supplies stocked according to both need and infection control guidelines (i. e. expiration dates, labeling, etc.)

3. Clerical duties –

• In-patient aides:
• Uses Meditech to enter charges or as needed.
• Call unit coordinators re: scheduling of come-down patients.
• Send faxes as requested.
• Files completed order sheets  and discharge cards daily; may assist in copying records and forms as requested
• Update schedule board and book on an ongoing basis daily
• Outpatient aides
• Uses Chartlinks to schedule therapy appointments
• Call patients to confirm appointments as directed
• Faxes other communications as directed (to physicians, vendors, etc)
• Scans documents into Chartlinks
• Files charts daily
• Maintains inventory of therapy supplies