Physical Therapy Aide

Physical Therapy Aide

Job Description

We are a well established Physical Therapy clinic in Orange County, looking for someone to join our team who feels comfortable interacting with patients and also be able to complete cleaning tasks with attention to detail.

Our Physical Therapist treats one patient per 30 minutes, followed by their assigned aide to continue with the exercise program and modalities. This gives patients the most personalized treatment to sports related injuries, orthopedic, balance and vestibular impairments. Patients will vary from high school athletes to active seniors.

We believe in providing employees with ongoing training and teaching while on the job. If you are interested in attending PT school and pursuing a career as a physical therapist, working with our team will help prepare you for the orthopedic world, and possibly earn a recommendation letter

Ultimately, we want you to provide patients with an excellent experience at our clinic. This type of experience will both improve the patient’s outcome and will make them want to return for any other needs.

Responsibilities / Duties:

-Provide exceptional environment for patients, so they will look forward to coming back.
-Develop patient trust through active communication about the performance and goals of their exercise program.
-Direct and monitor patients through a plan of therapeutic exercises paying attention to detail.
-Accurately and timely enter therapeutic exercises into patient charts.
-Print/email home exercise programs (HEP2GO) or WebPt.
-Apply modalities (ice, heat, laser, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, etc)
-General clinic tasks (including light cleaning, laundry, and light front office tasks).
-Be able to professionally handle phone calls and take a messages.

Qualifications / Skills:

-Bachelors degree preferred (Kinesiology or related field preferred) but will consider junior or senior year applicants.
-Being friendly and recalling names to make patients feel comfortable and welcome.
-Be able to hold a professional conversation with a patient (15-20 minutes) during treatment.
-Good social skills causing the patient to feel valued and attended to.
-Self motivated / self starter who performs assigned tasks without having to be directed.
-Demonstrate an ability to quickly understand and absorb new information.
-Excellent ability to multitask, by maintaining a safe and clean environment.
-Dependable, timely and professional.

(Prior experience working as a physical therapy aide is preferred)

Benefits to you:

-Provide you with on the job training in a work environment with a team of supportive staff and not rushed
-Direct supervision by a licensed physical therapist.
-Learn therapeutic exercises and how to apply modalities in a caring and peaceful environment.

Hours:

This is a part time or Full time position with varying amount of hours available and we desire applicants that plan to be employed, to stay at least approximately one year at our clinic

Job Type: Part-time or Full time

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous.
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects.
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction.
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction.
• High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.50 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $18