Rehab Aide

Job Description

Assists Physical Therapists/Occupational Therapists with patient care and clerical support in outpatient rehabilitation.

Job Responsibility

• * Assists Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists with patient bed mobility/transfers/ambulation and exercises to provide assistance to patients as required by the Therapists.
  
  
  
  • Assists PTs/OTs with patient instruction of activities of daily living.
  • Prepares hot packs, cold packs, and other treatment protocols under the direct supervision of the Physical Therapists/Occupational Therapists.
  • Measures/adjusts walkers/canes/ crutches for patients.
  • Greets patients in the waiting area and escorts them into the therapy area as necessary.
  
  
• * Maintains the therapy outpatient area: disinfects equipment, maintains linen supplies, changes linens on treatment tables following each patient use
  
  
  
  • Maintains equipment including, but not limited to, unpacking and stocking closets with equipment, i.e canes and crutches.
  
  
• * Clerical duties include, but are not limited to: answer and direct calls, take messages, retrieve voice mail.
  
  
  
  • Performs other clerical duties as directed by the Clinical Manager/Supervisor e.g. photocopying, mail rounds etc.
  
  
• Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Experience in physical therapy, preferred.
• Knowledge of assistive devices for ambulation, patient transfer equipment (wheelchair and stretcher functions and safety), hydrocollator and CPM, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).