The Therapy Assistant is to provide assistance to therapists in clinical, administrative and technical duties and to assist in the supervision of healthcare attendants.
- Duties and Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities And Duties
- Assist the therapist in setting up / supervising / assisting patients in the performance of therapeutic activities / exercises
- Assist the therapist in setting up treatment areas/ gyms/ clinics in preparation for patient use
- Assist the therapist in setting up modalities/ therapeutic equipment and supervising patients on them.
- Assist in conducting group therapy exercises with supervision of the therapist
- Tidy therapy area and assist with cleaning duties.
- Co-ordinate portering of patients to and from the department for therapy in the area of work, and porter patients if necessary.
- Assist with overseeing of Healthcare Attendant duties/ portering assignment in Rehab area
Secondary Responsibilities and Duties
- Perform inventory checks of equipment / supplies / forms and managing inventory lists
- Perform photocopying, binding, filing and distribution of documents and forms.
- Perform basic data entry and data retrieval using relevant computer programmes.
- Maintain therapeutic equipment and devices
- Assist in orientation and induction of new therapy assistants.
- Handle enquiries, answer phone calls, record and convey messages
- Job Specification/Requirements
- Minimum GCE ‘N’ level
- Service oriented and patient focused
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘careers_alexandra@nuhs.edu.sg’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading.
