The Rehabilitation Therapies Support team member is a 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) opportunity to join our Rehabilitation team of inpatient and outpatient Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists. This position is based at the St. Paul Hospital Campus - 200 University Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55101. The schedule is Monday 9:45am-6:15pm, Tuesday 7:30am-4:00pm, Wednesday 8:00am-4:30pm, Thursday 9:00am-5:30pm, and Friday 7:30am-4:00pm with one Saturday per month from 8:00am-12:30-pm(includes business closure day coverage).
This position exists to provide support to the provision of therapy services before, during, and after the appointment through maintenance of the environment of care, patient care assistance, and administrative support.
Specific duties are determined by the work setting or patient population served; however, in all positions, serving patients with challenging and complex conditions requires a concentration of specialized staff able to work in highly coordinated teams. We organize care around each patient's condition which requires staff at multiple levels and across many departments to exhibit exceptional teamwork qualities including communicating efficiently and effectively and adopting the behaviors required for high functioning integrated teams.
Compensation & Benefits:
The starting rate of pay is $20/hour. Pay is dependent on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package that includes a retirement savings match, tuition and certification reimbursement, paid time off, and health and wellness benefits for .5 FTE and above. $.95 weekend/evening/night differential is available for this position.
Core Responsibilities and Duties:

• Ensures care of the environment within rehabilitation therapies patient care areas.
• • Disinfects patient care areas and equipment per infection prevention policy and standards.
  • Ensures all equipment, supplies and toys in rehabilitation therapies' patient care areas are cleaned and stored per infection prevention and organization safety standards.
  • Identifies safety and infection control hazards/issues and takes appropriate action.
  • Assists in the maintenance, adjustment and safe operation of therapy equipment.
  • Monitors and documents environment of care data.
  • Monitors and maintains par level of necessary therapy supplies including linens.
• Provides administrative support as needed
• • Provides admin support and ensure timely processing for department level medical record process and compliance; including monitoring and processing of electronic EHR work queues that includes but is not limited to obtaining plan of care signatures, certification, tracking.
  • Completes all required tracking logs and data entry as indicated by department workflow.
  • Projects requests including mailing/filing/faxing/electronic document creation.
  • Provides supervision to therapy volunteers.
• Assists with patient treatment at the direction of the therapist or therapist assistant.
  
  • Positions, transfers, and sets-up of specialty equipment.
  • Sets up treatment space and therapy materials.
  • Takes photos or video during treatment session.
  • Assists with pool therapy sessions.

Qualifications:
Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Experience using of Microsoft office products including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• American Heart Association BLS for HealthCare workers or obtained within 90 days of hire

Preferred:

• Experience in healthcare environment
• Advanced training/ education
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously in a highly dynamic team environment

Gillette Children's is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse team, as we know that the diverse experiences of our employees make Gillette a stronger and better organization. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment where all patients, families and staff are welcomed and valued. We believe diverse perspectives and identities foster excellence, improve patient care and are essential for Gillette to fulfill its mission. Our team members collaborate to help patients of all backgrounds and abilities reach their full potential.
Gillette Children's is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of an individual's race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation or gender identity, military status or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws.
Gillette Children's is a global beacon of care for patients with brain, bone and movement conditions that start in childhood. Our research, treatment and supportive technologies enable every child to lead a full life defined by their dreams, not their diagnoses.
To learn more about working at Gillette Children's, please visit https://www.gillettechildrens.org/careers.
Gillette Children's participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) E-Verify program which is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Gillette will give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS or the Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before Gillette takes any further action. Please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ for further details regarding e-verify.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)