Lead Rehab Technician - Oakwood - [1st shift, 40 hours]

About the role

The Lead Rehabilitation Technician assists in the following areas of team guidance and client personal care & development.

Responsibilities

• Aids in creating schedules for both staff and resident’s needs.
• Supports in training of newly hired staff.
• Aids in documentation for various business purposes.
• Makes sure safety 24/7; this may be eyes-on, one-on-one, 15 or 30 minute checks, etc.
• Serves as a support in crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution.
• Builds collaborative relationships built on trust and empathy through consistent and meaningful communication.
• Fosters a spirit of partnership with clients, the community, and other professionals.
• Helps build effective skills for problem-solving, communication, and independence.
• Assists clients in identifying and/or participating in social and leisure interests such as transporting/escorting to stores, concerts, movies, and in-house social events (games, barbeques, etc.).
• Aids clients with Activities of Daily Living, including but not limited to: getting to and from places, cooking, dressing and undressing, bathing and showering, combing hair, trimming nails, restroom assistance.
• Aids clients with bowel and bladder programs, feeding (G-tubes), wound care, and transfers.
• Makes sure to monitor vitals for any medical conditions or illnesses.
• Promotes positive behavior.
• Attends medical appointments and ensures accurate information is relayed between medical provider and care team.
• Understands, reads, and assists in the implementation of medical, behavioral, and/or clinical team care plans and provides accurate, timely, and descriptive documentation of such.
• Oversees client medication needs.
• Connects clients with opportunities in their community to develop relationships with others.
• Serves employment, educational, and volunteer interests and goals of clients.

Requirements

• You possess a strong desire to help others with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication.
• You believe that leading means more than just managing.
• You exhibit trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty.
• You respect diversity and inclusion.
• You demonstrate professionalism in communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention-to-detail and follow-through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality.
• You take part in continuous education, training, and personal development & growth.

Qualifications

• You have a two-year degree or minimum 2 years’ equivalent work experience.
• You have a valid driver’s license.
• You have the ability to lift 50 pounds.
• You have the ability to become certified in CPR/First Aid.
• You have a commitment to scheduled shifts, assigned duties, and performance expectations.
• You have basic computer skills.