Therapy Aide - Acute Care - Full Time

salary $12.98 per hour |

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clock July 21st, 2025

Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility: East Patient Building
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Salary Range: $15.00 - $23.00

Department Details

8:00AM-4:30 PM Monday-Friday with an occasional weekend, holiday/holiday weekend shift

Fast pace, team oriented environment. Main responsibilities include patient transport, basic department housekeeping, and assisting the therapists as they would direct. Opportunity to gain clinical exposure, hands on patient care experience with a wide variety of patient diagnosis, i.e. cardiopulmonary, ortho, neuro, trauma, general medical, oncology, etc. Good experience for those planning to advance their education, e.g. nursing, PT, OT, PA, med school, etc.

Job Summary

Supports Physical and Occupational therapy care delivery by preparing treatment area, patient equipment and materials, and performs procedures as directed by and under the supervision of a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant. Assists in the delivery of therapy services for patients/residents/clients suffering from illness, injury, or developmental impairments, under supervision of and as directed by the licensed Therapist as appropriate. Prepares equipment and materials for treatment; assists patients/residents/clients and provides encouragement to make sure that they correctly perform treatments. As needed, performs other related duties as requested that serve to support the operations of the therapy department, such as cleaning, clerical duties, assisting patients with care needs, and assisting patients to/from the therapy department.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or General Educational Development Diploma (GED) required. On-the-job training will be provided.

Must be physically capable of assisting with patient transfers, activities of daily living, and gait training as directed by a licensed therapist.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 6 months of employment.

Benefits

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .

Sanford Health has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0228359
Job Function: Allied Health
Featured: No

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