Rehabilitation Aide

About the role

This position is based in settings where both positions—Rehabilitation Aide (RA) and Activities Aide (AA)—exist. The RA/AA provides a broad array of duties within an activity program that meets physical, mental, psychosocial needs and interests of residents.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the clinic space and individual treatment rooms are clean and well stocked
• Assists providers with transitioning patients in the clinic
• Assists as directed with therapeutic exercise and other modality treatments
• Assists the office staff as directed by answering telephones, scheduling appointments, completing patient registration, and checking patients in
• Maintains confidentiality following SEARHC policy and HIPAA regulations
• Assists patients in transfers, gait, and exercise routines
• Administers some therapy modalities or supervises patients during exercise consistent with training, experience, and the patient’s plan of care
• Treats all calls/callers in a professional manner while maintaining confidentiality
• Executes activities as prescribed or suggested by Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist and/or Speech Language Pathologist to meet resident’s specific needs
• Maintains documentation as required by State and Federal regulations
• Ensures personnel and staff compliance with all State and Federal regulations including blood-borne pathogens, infection control, use of hazardous material, and fire safety
• Ensures personnel and staff compliance with Residents’ Rights
• Composes monthly contributions, including the monthly Activities calendar, passes out newsletter, and posts daily contributions on menu board and date board
• Escorts resident(s) to hospital and community activities or appointments by ambulation with gait belt and appropriate assistive devices as needed and/or by hospital or community transportation (i.e., Senior Van, Community Ride bus, SEARHC vehicle)
• Performs office functions including, but not limited to, receiving and directing calls on a multiple line telephone system, providing assistance to callers and in clinic patients/clients, and completing registration and scheduling functions
• Maintains cleanliness of the clinic on regularly scheduled intervals outlined by infection control policies and as needed
• Performs inventory control of all stocked items including dispensable supplies, office supplies and clinic supplies
• Notifies providers of inventory levels for clinical supplies
• Aids providers in therapy case management as appropriate
• Communicates with other coworkers to remain current in recent trends of customer service throughout the consortium
• Utilizes information technology. Proficiency with computers including multiple software applications and interface with multiple programs
• Uses of new technologies such as laptops, tablets, and imaging devices
• Communicates effectively with residents, families, community members and non-Rehabilitation Services Department service professionals, persons of any level of understanding including the ability to translate common Rehabilitation Services Department services into simple oral language that others can understand
• Exercises sound judgment in all aspects of employment such as resident care, workplace safety and employee relations

Requirements

• CPR certified or must obtain within three months of hiring/employment
• Basic Life Support with 45 days of hire
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years
• High Risk Competency required within 3 months of hire and every year
• Demonstrated proficiency with computers and multiple software interfaces such as Microsoft Office, RPMS, etc.
• Two years’ experience with direct patient care preferred
• Considerable knowledge of hospital-based systems, processes and technological tools used for scheduling, ordering, billing, coordination of care, and documentation
• Sufficient knowledge of human physical performance to supervise routine exercise/activity within limits of safety and report concerns or findings appropriately

Qualifications

• Working understanding of human nature and cultural diversity
• Working understanding of human physical performance sufficient to supervise routine exercise/activity within limits of safety and report concerns or findings appropriately
• Customer service skills
• Expressing self clearly and effectively in spoken and written communication, such as patient greetings, phone etiquette, progress notes, training with providers and assisting care for residents
• Networking with other coworkers to remain current in recent trends of customer service throughout the consortium
• Skills utilizing information technology. Proficiency with computers including multiple software applications and interface with multiple programs
• Uses of new technologies such as laptops, tablets, and imaging devices
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, community members and non-Rehabilitation Services Department service professionals, persons of any level of understanding including the ability to translate common Rehabilitation Services Department services into simple oral language that others can understand
• Physical ability to assist in resident care while keeping residents and self safe, allowing the Aide to work effectively with residents as directed by the therapist(s)
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in all aspects of employment such as resident care, workplace safety and employee relations

Skills

• Customer service skills
• Expressing self clearly and effectively in spoken and written communication
• Networking with other coworkers to remain current in recent trends of customer service throughout the consortium
• Skills utilizing information technology. Proficiency with computers including multiple software applications and interface with multiple programs
• Uses of new technologies such as laptops, tablets, and imaging devices
• Communicating effectively with residents, families, community members and non-Rehabilitation Services Department service professionals, persons of any level of understanding including the ability to translate common Rehabilitation Services Department services into simple oral language that others can understand
• Exercising sound judgment in all aspects of employment such as resident care, workplace safety and employee relations

Benefits

SEARHC offers generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Pay

Pay Range: $25.00 - $26.86

Schedule

Work Shift: OT 8/40