Acute Care Physical Medicine Aide PRN Premium

About the Role

Assists the therapists and therapist assistants in transporting, lifting, transferring, and treating patients. Supports general patient activity programs under supervision and maintains equipment, supplies, and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, and safety.
• Transports patients to and from therapy programs, considering the patient's age, diagnosis, and physical and mental limitations.
• Assists in conducting specified treatment activities; observes patients and reports observations to therapists or therapist assistants.
• Prepares treatment areas, patients, and equipment for treatments.
• Provides assistance to professional staff during patient evaluations and treatments.
• Ensures the department is clean, neat, and orderly.
• Performs technical duties in assigned areas.
• Labels defective equipment and completes assigned maintenance duties.
• Orders and maintains established levels of supplies.
• Performs clerical duties such as filing, errands, and answering the telephone upon request.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned to enhance the department.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Prior training or experience in a related environment is preferred.
• Special Skills: Must demonstrate the ability to recognize patients' individual needs based on medical conditions, age (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged, and geriatric), limitations, and planned procedures.