What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rehab Tech position at Leewood Healthcare Center?
Rehab Technician
Full-Time
Responsibilities
The Rehabilitation Tech is at high risk for exposure to blood and body fluids.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Full-Time
Responsibilities
- Assist the therapist and assistant in clerical and patient, client, team member related duties
- Participate in department meetings and in facility meetings as assigned
- Perform clerical work as directed, including computerized activities
- Consistently attends work and provides appropriate notice for scheduled vacations
- Answer and direct phone calls
- Develop and maintain a filing system
- Assist with treatment as directed by therapist
- Coordinate work activities with members of other departments and other staff within the rehabilitation department
- Demonstrate a positive attitude and team building approach with all patients, clients, team members
- Provide general support to visitors
- Transport patients as scheduled to and from treatment areas
- Prepare patients for treatment
- Assist patients, clients, team members with particular issues or needs
- Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency
- Participate in facility performance improvement programs
- Perform other duties as requested
- Report any unusual incidents to DOR
- Assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the treatment areas and department
- Assist with maintaining an adequate stock of supplies and equipment
The Rehabilitation Tech is at high risk for exposure to blood and body fluids.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
- Reports to the Director of Rehab or designee.
- As delegated
- High School graduate or equivalent.
- CNA certification is required
- Previous experience in patient/resident care in a nursing center, hospital, or rehabilitation center preferred. Therapy students will be considered.
- Works in well-lighted/ventilated office and therapy areas.
- Sitting, standing, bending, lifting and moving intermittently during working hours.
- Subject to frequent interruptions.
- Involved with patients/residents, family members, personnel, etc., under all conditions/circumstances.
- Subject to hostile and emotionally upset patients/residents, family members, etc.
- Communicates with the medical staff, nursing personnel, and other department supervisors.
- Willingness to work beyond normal working hours, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
- Must be constantly alert for patient’s/resident’s safety.
- Subject to falls, burns from equipment, infectious diseases, odors, etc., throughout the workday.
- Subject to lifting, carrying and supporting patients/residents.
- Able to travel between facilities as indicated by Supervisor.
- Mobile phone use is only permitted during break and non paid allocated lunch times. Phones should be kept on vibrate at all times.
- Completion of on-the-job orientation and training program.
- Must be able to move (walk, stoop, bend, stand, sit push, pull and lift) intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to speak the English language in an understandable manner.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately, so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
- Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with patients, clients, and team members.
- Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
- Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility.
- Must be able to lift patients/residents, medical equipment, supplies, etc. to 50 lbs