Physical Therapy AideAt — Gardena Physical Therapy

Assists in maintaining a smooth flow of activity in the office.  Prepares treatment rooms, escorts patients to rooms, prepares patient as appropriate for treatment, notifies therapist that patient is ready for treatment.  Cleans treatment rooms after use.

Prepares treatment rooms for patients.
a. Disinfects tables
b. Provides clean linens, towels and gowns/shorts
2. Escorts patients into treatment rooms or gym
a. Puts patient charts on doors
b. Takes patient charts to gym
3. Notifies Physical Therapists that patient is in a room
4. Under direct supervision of a Physical Therapist assists in providing treatment if activity is commensurate with training and ability, and as permitted by state law.
5. Under direct supervision of and with co-signature by, records daily notes and notes with significant incidents.
6. Cleans treatments rooms after each patient use
a. Disinfects tables
b. Removes soiled lines
c. Removes equipment
7. Does laundry, maintaining an ample supply of clean linens.
8. Assists Secretary and Billing Manager in answering phones, scheduling
patients, pulling charts, filing, and typing.
9. Collects garbage at the end of each working day, excluding Fridays.
10. Performs related duties as requested.
11. Reports problems to Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants
1. Accepts other duties and assignments within his/her scope of training, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Training:

- Review Manuals
- Patient Safety Training
- OSHA, HIPPA, Emergency
- Exercise Training
o Master Exercise List: Aides will receive an exercise list that includes important and most common exercises. Exercises will be taught and reviewed during training period.
o Review exercise modifications and progressions.
o Demonstrate exercises and review importance of each. Review muscle recruitment.
o 1 Aide:1 Patient Training
o Home Exercise Programs
- Charting/Documentation
o Charts are pertinent to the position and aides must understand how to properly document exercises and understand what each chart component means.
o Chart components to review
\uf0a7 Special patient considerations: Fall Risk, Female/Male Only, (+), Tornado, etc.
\uf0a7 Exercise abbreviations
o Modality Training: Review with assigned therapist.
\uf0a7 HWAVE, IFC, RUSSIAN
\uf0a7 Patient Orientation according to body part
- Schedule
o Updates
o Highlighting
o Check offs
- Laundry
- Cleaning Duties

Learning Outcomes:

- Acquire dexterity and strength to assist in duties related to patient care, documentation, and use of equipment.
- Ability to assist both therapists and patients with therapeutic exercises/stretches and effectively explaining their importance.
- Ability to use, set-up, and explain the use of therapeutic modalities.
- Understand and recognize medical terminology relating to physical therapy.
- Ability to identify potential problems related to patient care activities.