Rehab Therapy Technician

About the role

Support licensed therapy personnel in lifting, transferring, gait-training and exercising patients, providing aid and treatment as directed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sanitary, orderly conditions in department.
• Inventory departmental equipment.
• Ensure equipment is in good working order.
• Fabricate equipment as directed.
• Perform set-up of patient-related equipment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Qualifications

• Healthcare experience preferred
• Physical requirements: Ability to walk without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling during gait training; Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program; Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse; Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements; Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families who may not be able to read; Ability to hear or understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment; Mental ability to interpret clinical data for the establishment and implementation of appropriate patient treatment; Ability to identify and resolve problems using critical thinking and decision-making.

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• None specified

Pay

• Minimum hourly: $15.50
• Maximum hourly: $15.50

Schedule

• Weekend position: 2 weekend days per month
• Work hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm