Physical Therapy Aide Jobs in Alabama
Locations:
Daphne, AL / Dothan, AL / Enterprise, AL
Position Overview
To manage the patient’s plan of care, ensuring that patients are able to meet their health and wellness goals in a caring, legal and ethical manner, serving both the patients and the clinics best interests; creating a raving fan that will refer future patients to HealthActions.
Position Requirements
- Prepares treatment area for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepares patients for physical therapy treatment by welcoming, comforting, providing and/or assisting patient
- Provides information to patients by answering questions and requests
- Helps treat patients by applying heat/ice packs, helping patients onto exercise equipment, monitoring motion; tracking walking time and distance; measuring mobility; performing prescribed exercises and strengthening techniques.
- Educates patients by demonstrating proper use of equipment and exercise routines.
- Follows company policy and procedures.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Provides equipment and supplies by sterilizing and delivering equipment and supplies to treatment area; positioning equipment for therapist access; positioning patient on equipment.
- Ensures operation of physical therapy equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instruction; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
- Maintains physical therapy supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies and advising necessary staff.
- Serves by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, inclusive of all federal, state, and local requirements.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
- Participates in outreach and marketing programs.
- Maintains daily stat measure sheets/graphs.
- Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, Director of Operations, Administrative Executive, Quality Executive, Marketing and Outreach Executive, Clinical Director, Managing Physical Therapist, Staff therapists, Staff Physical Therapist Assistants.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies
- Customer/Client Focus
- Quality Focus
- Health Promotion
- Persistence
- Energetic
- Flexibility
- Teamwork Orientation
- Time Management
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The position walks, sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves continually during working hours. The position is subject to lifting objects weighing over 50 pounds, pushing wheel chairs, and transporting and supporting residents. The employee must be constantly alert for patient safety. There will be a physical assessment performed at time of hire to ensure that you can safely meet these demands.
Position Rewards
Full time, hourly position with benefits
Expected Hours of Work
Expected to work a minimum of hours a 40 hours per week.
Typically Monday through Thursday 7:50 to 5:00 and Friday 6:50 to 1:30 pm.
These times may vary depending upon patient schedule.
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IS THIS PATH RIGHT FOR YOU?
We’re a team of Servant Leaders who show up with purpose, Continual Learners who seek growth at every stage, and Passionate Professionals who are energized by challenge and motivated by impact.
If you’re someone who’s ready to roll up your sleeves, contribute meaningfully, and grow personally and professionally—we’d love to meet you. We believe in changing lives, starting with those on our team.
Click apply and take the first step toward something bigger. Let’s help people feel better, move better, and live better—together.
Interested In Applying
HealthActions Physical Therapy is family owned and operated by Debra Powell, Physical Therapist. We help IMPACT our communities via physical therapy & holistic wellness. We work alongside our referral partners and their staff to provide the best physical therapy to patients in need. We believe we’re able to make a lasting impact in all our patients lives. This goes hand-in-hand with the impact we’re able to make on their friends and families as well. We can’t wait to hear from you!
