Therapy Aide – Sports Med
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Perform moderately skilled work aiding physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists with departmental operating procedures and patient treatment.
- Prepare patient and treatment area for care, aid therapist with patient care under direct and/or indirect supervision.
- Utilize correct sterile technique when assisting with wound care and dressing changes.
- Assist in scheduling inpatients and outpatients as needed.
- Assist patients as necessary for transfers, dressing and toileting.
- Communicate with patient and staff in courteous, respectful, and supportive manner.
- Report patient responses/reactions to treatment.
Requirements
- Level I Graduation from high school or GED; or an equivalent combination of related education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Successful completion of an on-the-job training period, rendering competency in performance of required duties after a specified period of time. One year rehabilitative services experience or equivalent education preferred.
- Level II Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or Licensure/Certification as Athletic Trainer or Massage Therapist, or at least three years relevant experience as rehab aide/tech.
- BCLS certification or obtain within first three months of employment.
Benefits
- Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.
- Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.
- Essential Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
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Hard Skills & Tools
wound caredressing changespatient carerehabilitative services
Soft Skills
communicationcourteousnessrespectfulnesssupportiveness
Certifications
BCLS certificationLicensure as Athletic TrainerLicensure as Massage Therapist