Staff Spotlight: Q&A with Physical Therapist Assistant Tim Elting
March 2023
Q: How long have you been working at Blue Ridge Orthopaedic?
1 year
Q: What is your job title?
Physical Therapy Assistant, DME (durable medical equipment) coordinator, team leader
Q: What does your job entail?
Patient care, managing and fitting therapy DME, and overseeing the non-clinical aspect of Rehabilitation Specialist duties (laundry, cleaning, etc.)
Q: What do you like most about your job?
Interacting with patients and being constantly on the move
Q: How would you describe your team?
My team is a very dedicated group of people in servicing patients to get back on their feet. They make work fun and enjoyable to be a part of!
Q: What is one professional skill you are actively developing?
Making patients have as much of an enjoyable experience as possible
Q: What is your favorite productivity hack?
Finish what you start
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Growing my family
Q: What were you doing before this?
PTA at Hilltop Physical Therapy in Fredericksburg
Q: What is the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?
Work hard and rewards will follow
Q: What’s the best advice you were ever given?
Be yourself
Q: What is the best career lesson you’ve learned so far?
Finish what you start
Q: What would you do (for a career) if you weren’t doing this?
Architect
Q: What profession would you definitely NOT like to do?
Accounting
Q: What county do you live in?
Orange County
Q: What do you like best about your county?
Rural area
Q: What is your favorite local business?
Tokyo steak and sushi restaurant
Q: What do you like to do when you aren’t working?
Spend time with my family (wife, daughter, and dog), work out, golf, and hang out with friends
Q: What’s a fun fact about you many people may not know?
I have an identical twin brother