National Healthcare Group Hiring! Full Time Therapy Associate in - Ricebowl

Clinical (70%)

Preparation for Therapy Session:

Assist in preparing patient before, during and at the conclusion of a treatment

Prepare and set up facility, environment and clinical or therapy equipment, including technology-related therapeutics

Clean up environment and equipment after therapy session

Any other preparation before or after therapy sessions as required by the department or supervising therapist

Manual Handling

Transfer minimal, moderate, and maximum assistance patients, with assistance and/or use of equipment where needed

Conduct practical skills training of safe manual handling for TAs as instructed by the therapist

Assessment and Outcome Measures

Assist therapist during assessment or re-assessment of patients

Assist therapist during outcome measures

Conduct selected simple re-assessment tasks for low complexity patients as instructed by the therapist

Conduct selected simple outcome measures for low complexity patients

Interventions

Assist therapist during the delivery of therapy plans for patients

Apply prescribed therapeutic modalities for routine patients under instruction

Assist in implementing segments of one-to-one therapy interventions under supervision of the therapist

Implement review sessions for manual wheelchair mobility training

Implement review sessions for powered mobility training

Assist with making of individualised hand splints and pressure garments where necessary

Assist therapist during wound care management where necessary

Caregiver Training

Assist therapist during caregiver training sessions

Assist in implementing parts of caregiver training under supervision of the therapist

Group Therapy

Assist therapist during group therapy sessions

Conduct segments of simple group session (e.g., well-being/engagement classes) for low complexity patients under supervision from the session lead

Technology-based Intervention

Set up technology-based/robotics intervention

Assist in technology-based/robotics interventions

Implement segments of technology-based/robotics intervention

Communication

Demonstrates ability to receive patient related precautions and session details as explained by primary therapist

Demonstrates ability to appropriately communicate results of the assessments and/or therapy session to the primary therapist

Demonstrates ability to terminate session and to escalate to primary therapist where necessary quickly and effectively

Ability to communicate where assigned work or tasks exceed acceptable scope of practice or training and escalate to senior professional staff

Documentation

Complete simple form-based checklists of therapy information

May document simple templated entries in medical notes with countersigning from therapists

Ensure safety of patients and always observe safety procedures

And other clinical duties as deemed appropriate by the supervising Therapist

Training, Development and Supervision (10%)

To buddy new junior TAs for their on-job training

Deliver selected training contents/modules to new junior TAs and TA students

Conduct parts of orientation on team-based work processes for new junior TAs

Assist in supervision of junior TAs and TA students on attachment

May participate in departmental/ inter-departmental projects

Any other training and development duties as deemed appropriate by the department or supervising Therapist

Administrative (10%)

Inventory Control

Monitors select therapy equipment and inventory with therapist oversight

Clean and adhere to infection control/ hygiene standards of therapy equipment and devices

Ensure standards of cleaning and maintenance of therapy equipment and devices

Oversee, reconcile & manage par levels of inventory

Monitor inventory of higher value items

Check and update inventory

Manpower Resource Deployment

Review numbers and report daily manpower needs as well as proposed adjustments to supervisor when appropriate

Assist to plan for daily deployment

Assist to plan working and duties rosters

Record-keeping

Housekeep and organise patient records or other department records

Billing

May perform data entry and billing into system

Other administrative duties as deemed appropriate by the department or supervising therapist

Adhere to all policies and procedures of the department in daily work conduct.

Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with patients, the public and colleagues.

Provide coverage of duties in the absence of other therapy assistants

Carry out any other supportive duties as assigned by management or supervisors.

Foster continuous improvements as our way of life by encouraging staff efforts at improving processes to achieve clinical quality and operational excellence.