Center for Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has 2-3 positions available and we are willing to work around student’s schedules. Please send resumes to amcnamara@centerforao.com for occupational therapy and sdelikat@centerforao.comfor physical therapy.
Job purpose
The Therapy Technician will greet and assist patients as directed by the physical/occupational therapist or therapist assistant, as well as ensure the clinic and treatment rooms are cleaned and prepped for patients.
Duties and responsibilities
- Welcoming patients to the clinic and starting them on warm-up equipment
- Being attentive to patient or therapist needs for assistance with treatment sessions
- Assisting patients with program under direction of therapist or therapy assistant
- Cleaning treatment tables after each patient treatment
- Cleaning exercise equipment, work stations, clinic surfaces and spot cleaning bathrooms as needed throughout the day
- Assisting front desk staff with administrative duties and scheduling patients
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- nterest in health sciences careers
- Familiarity with sports and exercise
- Must be able to listen attentively to what patients tell say and must be able to explain what responsibilities the patients have in treatment.
- Strong organizational skills in time managements, multi-tasking and prioritization.
- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Have good knowledge of computer skills to work efficiently in an EMR system
Education/Licensing/Certifications
- High School graduate or equivalent required.
Working conditions
- Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Physical requirements
- Must be able to walk, climb, bend, push, pull and squat as well as be able to lift items weighing up to 40# pounds.
