Physical Therapy Aide - Full Time

Dumas, TX
Full Time

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Moore County Hospital District (MCHD), located in Dumas, Texas, is a leading healthcare provider dedicated to serving Moore County and the surrounding areas. Our team of compassionate physicians, employees, and volunteers is committed to delivering the highest quality care in a hometown-friendly environment.

In 2024, MCHD was honored as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a recognition awarded to only 100 out of 1,366 critical access hospitals nationwide.

Additionally, our Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was recognized as a Best Performing Nursing Home for both the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 periods, placing in the top 5% of over 15,000 nursing homes evaluated.

MCHD is proud to provide comprehensive healthcare services to residents across six counties, ensuring accessible and exceptional care for our broader community.

We invite dedicated professionals to join our award-winning team and contribute to our mission of exceptional care.

This position is a Full Time position. 

SUMMARY:  Summary of Primary Responsibilities

The rehabilitation technician is responsible for daily maintenance of the physical plant including quality controls, daily cleaning, and laundry management while assisting with patient care. Skilled patient care duties include promptly preparing for patient treatment with treatment set up, notification of patient readiness for care, and assisting therapists and assistants with care with direct supervision. Non skilled care provided through the optional maintenance program, through the nursing home restorative program, and through the nursing home maintenance mobility program requires following a specific established program but without direct supervision.  Compliance with the practice acts for physical therapy and occupational therapy, regulatory agencies, payer guidelines, and policies and procedures of the department is maintained through all levels and arenas of patient care.  All staff responsibilities include the provision of optimal patient care in a safe and appropriate manner, accurate and complete documentation, interdisciplinary collaborative care, and cooperative function of the department and the hospital district.

Summary of Secondary Responsibilities                                                        

The rehabilitation technician is responsible for assisting with all other aspects of department function when primary responsibilities have been completed. These may include participation in quality control, performance improvement processes, staff development, compliance processes, program development, and assistance to other staff members for completion of their primary responsibilities.

Work Area Assignment

The rehabilitation technician will be assigned a varied work schedule which may include hospital based programs, outpatient clinic programs, or contract services.  Hospital based programs include outpatient wound, inpatient acute including wounds, outpatient nursing home, extended care, and home health. The outpatient clinic programs include adult and pediatric musculoskeletal and neurological programs. Contract services include school based programs.

As additional programs are developed or programs are transitioned to different sites, assignments may change. All staff is expected to remain flexible and develop competencies in all areas that are within the scope of services.

Attitude and Behavior

The rehabilitation technician is expected to demonstrate attitudes and behavior consistent with professional duties, a pro-active approach to conflict resolution and problem solving, and flexible cooperation within the hospital district.

Compliance

The rehabilitation technician must maintain during participation in patient care compliance with practice act for physical therapy as outlined by the Texas State Board of Physical Therapy examiners.  Compliance with regulatory agencies, payer guidelines, and the policies and procedures of MCHD and the department is expected.

Provision of Patient Care

The rehabilitation technician is expected to assist with all patient care in a safe, appropriate manner. All treatment and interaction is age appropriate, diagnostic appropriate in compliance with practice act, regulatory agencies, payer guidelines, and policies and procedures of MCHD and the department.  Collaboration with other staff and other care providers and patient education are included in the continuum of care. Provision of patient care includes contact within and outside of the hospital system in regards to the patient’s status and care.

Documentation

The rehabilitation technician is responsible for daily documentation of quality controls. Documentation for non skilled programs by the rehabilitation technician is expected to be complete, timely, concise, and accurate in compliance with the policies and procedures of the MCHD, MNRC, and the department.

 EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: CNA certification preferred but not required upon hire, but CNA license will be obtained within the first year of employment.

Documentation of the need for any accommodation as required by ADA

Basic keyboarding skills and word processing are desirable

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Experience as a CNA preferred but not required

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Current Texas CNA license preferred but not required.

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