Restorative Tech - Acute Care Therapy - Part Time

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1089 Acute Therapy South

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Hours:

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

 

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

 

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)  

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

The Restorative tech in acute care therapy implements a program prescribed by a licensed therapist (physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist). The restorative tech may complete ambulation, transfers, range of motion, activities of daily living (ADL) skill practice, as well as other functions prescribed by the supervising therapist. The restorative tech sees patients from adolescent through the geriatric age range in all units at Cox South. This program is only available in acute care therapy at Cox South and is provided as a support to patients and nursing units but is not a billable service.Education:
▪ Required: High school diploma or equivalent
▪ Preferred: Undergraduate degree in therapy related program, nursing assistant certification, or therapy degree from international program that does not transfer to US.
Experience:
▪ Preferred: Previous experience as a therapy tech or nursing assistant
Skills:
▪ Excellent communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills required.
▪ Positive attitude and superior customer service abilities.
▪ Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team, seeking assistance from supervising therapist as indicated.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ N/A