Hand Therapy Aide

Job Title: Hand Therapy Aide

Reports To: Director of Hand Therapy

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
University Orthopedics Hand Therapy seeks a dynamic, motivated Hand Therapy Aide to join our Hand Therapy team.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist hand therapists in a busy orthopedic, hand therapy clinic
• Set up, put away and facilitate the use of hand therapy exercise and treatment equipment
• Perform normal routine maintenance of equipment, maintain upkeep logs
• Record inventory and order supplies
• Stocking of linen for daily and weekly use
• Assist with maintaining a clean work environment in the clinic
• Assists in scheduling therapy patients, collect co-payments (if needed)
• Assists with scanning information into EMR
• Answer and return phone calls
• Check in and checkout patients from therapy appointments, as needed
• Book patients into EMR system
• Additional duties as assigned by the Manager to meet department needs

Skills needed

• Interpersonal skills to work effectively with staff, patients and physicians
• Computer experience and accuracy in data entry regarding patient appointments and scheduling
• Professional, pleasant, cheerful, and neat appearance
• Organizational skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Self -driven, motivated
• Must be able to travel to all sites if/when necessary.