Physical Therapy Aide - Acute Care - Military veterans preferred

Legacy Health

Physical Therapy Aide - Acute Care

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled



US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 25-44101
Type: Regular Full-Time
Emanuel Medical Ctr campus

Overview

Your attention to detail ensures that physical therapists and patients share a positive experience. Whether you’re handling clerical duties, assisting with patient transfers or maintaining equipment inventory, you approach your work with competency and compassion, knowing that it will make a difference for everyone involved. You embody the Legacy mission of making life better for others.

This is an acute care position.

• Assists Therapists and Assistants as requested for patient treatment and preparation.
• Performs requested tasks within a time frame agreed upon with the requester.
• Initiates assistance to other staff and patients, without being asked.
• Transports patients to all assigned therapies in a timely manner as required.
• Notifies appropriate staff if patient is unable to attend therapy or is late.
• Lifts or assists staff with patient transfers as required.
• Utilizes proper body posture and sound body mechanics principles of movement in transporting, lifting, transferring patients and in the care of equipment.
• Ensures safety and welfare of all patients and fellow employees when performing transporting, lifting, transferring patients and in the care of equipment.
• Communicates any difficulties in transporting patients to supervisor.
• Maintains appropriate inventory of all equipment in all designated areas.
• Cleans equipment and reports broken or unsafe equipment to managers.
• Moves gurneys, heavy equipment, linen, and supplies as needed.
• Maintains linen supply for departments.
• Copies, posts, and distributes schedules on a daily basis.
• Completes various clerical duties as needed, including but not limited to charge slips, charge entry, copying, phones, computer, assembling therapy charts.
• Communication: Written and verbal communications are tailored to meet age/educational levels of patients, families, and other customers and are delivered and received in a timely, clear, and appropriate manner so that customers have information to meet their needs.
• Consistently establishes and nurtures effective, assertive, and open communication.
• Demonstrates good listening skills and participates with others to resolve problems or improve patient care coordination.
• Keeps program manager/clinical coordinator promptly apprised of urgent as well as routine operational issues.
• Seeks supervisory assistance as needed in unusual circumstances.

Education:

• High School graduate or equivalent.

Experience:

• Prior hospital Physical Therapy Aide experience preferred.

Skills:

• Ability to work well with others with tact and diplomacy.
• Good verbal, written and listening skills.
• Good organizational skills are essential. 
• Basic clerical skills. 
• Ability to prioritize multiple demands.

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