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West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

Physical Therapy Tech

Rehabilitation TherapiesPosted on Nov 3

Part-timeMartin, TN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma is required.
BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR certification must be obtained during the probationary period and maintained during employment.
Ability to perform routine procedures as directed by therapists and knowledge of hospital policies and procedures, acquired through 2–3 months of orientation and on-the-job training.
Must be able to work with patients who have specialized equipment, monitors, and IVs.

Responsibilities

Assist therapists with patient treatments by preparing treatment areas, providing supplies and equipment, physically assisting therapists with activities, and transporting patients to and from treatment areas.
Maintain department cleanliness and monitor inventory of equipment and supplies, notifying appropriate personnel of shortages and needed replacements.
Clean all treatment areas and equipment before and after each patient is treated.
Perform secretarial duties, including taking referrals, scheduling patients, answering phones, and filing charts.
Perform related responsibilities as assigned or directed.
Contribute to a positive work climate and overall team effort of the department.

Category:

Rehab/Therapy

City:

Martin

State:

Tennessee

Shift:

6 - Day (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for assisting therapists in performing patient treatments. Patients treated include Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatrics. Under the direct supervision of a therapist, responsible for clinical tasks and nonclinical tasks as scheduled and assigned by the therapist/supervisor.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Assists therapists with patient treatments by preparing treatment area, providing supplies and/or equipment needed for the therapist to perform treatment, physically assisting therapist with activities, and transporting patients to and from treatment areas.
Must be able to work with patients while the patients have specialized equipment monitors, IV’s, etc.
Assists in maintaining department cleanliness and monitors department inventory of equipment and supplies, notifying appropriate personnel of shortages and needed replacements.
Clean all treatment areas and equipment before and after each patient is treated.
Performs secretarial duties .i.e. taking referrals, scheduling patients, answering phones, filing charts, etc.
Performs related responsibilities as assigned or directed.
Contributes to a positive work climate and overall team effort of the department.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

HS Diploma Required.

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION:

BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR Certification-obtained during the probationary period and maintained during employment.

EXPERIENCE:

Ability to perform routine procedures as directed by therapists and knowledge of hospital policies and procedures as acquired 2-3 months of orientation and on-the-job training.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

West Tennessee Healthcare

Public, nonprofit hospital system with centers

West Tennessee Healthcare is a public, not-for-profit health system based in Jackson, Tennessee, anchored by Jackson-Madison County General Hospital with 635 beds and several centers of excellence, including Women and Children, Cancer, Emergency, Rehabilitation, and Heart care. Care is delivered through a network of facilities offering inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialty services, with centers coordinating to provide comprehensive treatment across the region. It differentiates itself by its not-for-profit, community-focused model and integrated centers of excellence under one regional system, rather than a for-profit, multi-provider setup. Its goal is to provide broad, community-focused healthcare across West Tennessee through an integrated hospital network, ensuring access to acute, specialty, emergency, rehabilitation, and cancer and heart services for residents in the area.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jackson, MS
Founded: 1950

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