Rehabilitation Aide

Job Summary:

The Rehabilitation Aide is responsible for assisting the Rehabilitation Therapists in the functional treatment program and carryover of treatment of patients, providing assistance with mobility and ambulation, therapeutic exercises, bathing activities, and other related activities as directed. Rehabilitation Aides assist with keeping treatment areas organized and maintained by cleaning equipment, maintaining inventory supplies, retrieving equipment and related therapy materials. The Rehabilitation Aide is responsible for assisting the patients to and from patient rooms for therapy.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the professional therapy team in providing patients with prescribed exercise, ambulation programs;
• Assists patients in learning and following through with their prescribed Activities of Daily Living program;
• Assists in setting up exercise equipment and assisting the patient in progressing though the required exercises;
• Confers regularly with the therapists on assignments, patient progress, etc.
• Attends staff meetings as required;
• Maintains the supply area, advising professional staff of supply shortages for reordering;
• Assists therapists in the provision of non-skilled services included but not limited to equipment/room setup, equipment follow, assessment and preparing patient readiness;
• Recognizes and communicates changes in a patient status in a timely fashion. Recognizes impending emergencies and reacts appropriately. Provides input into their job duties and policies to enhance the delivery of care;
• Maintains sanitary treatment/work environment including but not limited to equipment cleanliness, linen changing and replenishment, adheres to proper hand-washing techniques, etc.;
• Refills all needed supplies in a timely fashion;
• Responsible for ordering and tracking necessary supplies in coordination with program management;
• Assist with department clerical functions: answers phone, scheduling, communication boards, mail, , faxing, copying, data entry, etc;
• Transport patients when necessary to or from the department and assisting patients on/off equipment as needed;
• Maintains knowledge of set up and basic functions of department equipment (lifts, adaptive equipment, exercise equipment, etc.);
• Performs other related duties as directed or required

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

• 1 year of experience in a customer service setting, required
• Additional experience working in the rehabilitation therapy environment, preferred

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required
• 3 years of experience in a rehabilitation therapy setting may be used in lieu of a High School Diploma

Licenses / Certifications: N/A

Other:

• Ability to work effectively with patients requiring therapeutic instruction; ability to understand and implement practical demonstration; good judgement; resourcefulness; initiative; emotional maturity; physical condition commensurate with the requirements of the position.