About this role
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Job Posting Title: PRN Ortho/Peds Therapy Technician Location: Frisco - Ambulatory Surgical Center Additional Posting Details: 20 hours per week. Seeking 2,10 hour days.
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
• Participates in assigned responsibilities by the supervising therapist to provide services as specified in the therapy plan of care within the scope of on-the-job training with supervision by a PT, PTA, OT, or OTA who is on the premises and readily available to respond in person • Communicates with supervising PT and/or OT, the response of patients/families and motivates the patient / family to follow treatment regimens at home. • Obtains data related to the interventions provided.
A Therapy Technician I may not:
• Perform any evaluative or assessment activities; • Initiate physical or occupational therapy treatment, to include exercise instruction; or • Write or sign physical or occupational therapy documents in the permanent record, except to enter quantitative data for tasks delegated by the supervising PT or OT.
Required Skills/Abilities
• High School education or equivalent • Certification in BLS. • Preferred experience in working with children with disabilities or a therapy setting
Working Environment
• Working conditions: both inside and outside. • Working Position: sitting, standing, and walking. • Physical Demands: heavy. • Physical Requirements: lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, crawling, repetitive movement, stooping/kneeling/bending, climbing, balancing. • An Individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in this group: 75-100 lbs. • Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: feeling, hearing, seeing, speaking. • An Individual in this position will be exposed to: inside/outside environment, bloodborne pathogens, loud noise, chemical hazards, respiratory hazards.