What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN Sports Therapy Technician position at Scottish Rite for Children?
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Job Posting Title:
PRN Sports Therapy Technician
Location:
Frisco - Ambulatory Surgical Center
Additional Posting Details:
At the discretion of the supervisor. Seeking 19 hours per week.
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
- This setting is 100% sports medicine. Preferred applicants with an exercise science/kinesiology bachelor's degree. Former athletes are also a plus.
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: 35-50 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.
