Physical Medicine Aide PRN Premium

Prepares patients and equipment for physical therapy and treatments and performs tasks to maintain the department in an orderly condition. The Physical Therapy Aide removes and replaces braces, splints, and slings from patient bodies before and after treatment, assists therapist in supporting patient during treatment, changes linens, and cleans and stores equipment after use.

1. Patient Care/Therapist Support: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
   1. Safe and correct transfers as confirmed by supervising therapist are performed. Assistance with the transport of patients to and from therapy sessions is provided daily.
   2. Assistance is provided to therapists and assistants with patient treatment as instructed at all times. Assists with monitoring patients on equipment, positioning, ambulation; exercise; adl training.
   3. CPM is set up as well as placing joint patients on CPM at end of treatment for a day as evidenced by daily CPM log (M-F days).
   4. Any observed change of behavior/performance in a patient to the supervising therapist is reported immediately followed as noticed.
   5. The designated chain of command used to communicate work related questions/concerns and present solutions/options for department concerns is used at all times.
2. Equipment/Environment: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
   1. Temperature checks on hydrocollaters and ice pack equipment is completed daily (M-F) as evidenced by recording on temperature log. Posts treatment schedules daily in patient rooms (M-F).
   2. Mat preparation and set up of treatment tables with clean linen and exercise equipment is completed each morning before treatment begins and cleans/returns equipment to storage after use (w/c, transfer boards, weights, walkers, and other equipment at the end of each day.
   3. O2 canisters are maintained at minimum of 3 full canisters available each morning prior to treatment.
   4. Work area is kept in a neat and orderly manner (cleans equipment, treatment tables, hydrocollator, and paraffin bath; empties linen) according to policy and infection control guidelines as evidenced by daily/monthly cleaning logs.
3. Other Duties: This will have been satisfactorily performed when…
   1. Other duties as assigned by manager are completed.

 Experience - 6 months experience in healthcare field OR coursework in healthcare field

 Education - High School or equivalent

 Special Skills - Good interpersonal/human relations skills; Good oral/written communication skills; Good teamwork skills; Good critical thinking/decision making skills