Physical Therapy Aide - Outpatient Job at Legacy Health, Portland, OR

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  • Legacy Health
  • Portland, OR

Job Description



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 position is for an aide in our outpatient therapy clinic.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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, as there is much interdepartmental and departmental exchange of information. Good verbal, written and listening skills. Good organizational skills are essential. Basic clerical skills.

LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled

Compensation details: 17.98-24.34 Hourly Wage

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Immediate start,

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