Rehabilitation Tech

Location: Avamere Rehabilitation of Oregon City, 1400 Division Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97045

About the Role

The primary purpose of the Rehab Tech is to support the Director of Rehab in managing the rehab department at the assigned Avamere facilities. The Rehab Tech is also responsible for supporting the therapy staff with quality patient care. The Rehab Tech will perform tasks associated with rehab caseload management, therapy staffing, and assisting with day-to-day activities in the rehabilitation department at the assigned facility or facilities. The Rehab Tech may be asked to support multiple buildings within a geographic area.

Responsibilities

• Schedules evaluations for patients with physician orders.
• Assists with obtaining physician orders as directed by DOR.
• Collaborates with nursing and admissions departments to determine status of newly admitted and to-be-admitted patients in planning for therapy evaluations and care.
• Coordinates treatment schedules to achieve associated time/day requirements to provide patient-centered quality care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of insurance contracts as it relates to the care plan.
• Monitors new and existing patient schedules for daily/weekly time variance. Implements variance control strategies so that time and day requirements are met and maintained within rehabilitation allocation, including modifications to staffing.
• Coordinates schedule to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency of self and staff. Develops economical indirect time management strategies such that requirements for patient care planning and other facility-based meetings are efficiently covered.
• Attends in-service meetings and facility meetings as required.
• Provides overall general department management to include but not limited to: equipment and supplies management, clinical and billing documentation compliance, rehabilitation care compliance (screening, long term care caseload), quality assurance, and daily staffing management.
• Communicates/interacts with facility personnel to ensure continued satisfaction with delivery of care. Confers formally and informally with other team members in coordinating the total rehabilitation program of the resident.
• Provides other clerical support tasks to include filing, managing records and reports, answering phones, taking messages, faxing and photocopying.
• Answers department telephone calls and responds to all incoming telephone calls, transfers calls to appropriate personnel, and responds timely and appropriately to phone requests and delivers messages to staff.
• Maintains positive relationships and rapport with coworkers. Collaborates and interacts with other departments: Nursing, Admissions, Business Office, Medical Records, Social Services, HR, front desk.
• Reports to work on time and maintains regular attendance. Ability to effectively adjust workflow to meet rehab program needs.
• Adheres to established confidentiality standards per HIPAA.
• Tracks EOM closeouts to clear off all pending documents that might hinder the closeout for the month.
• Monitors the discharge plan for the patient and sets the last DC date once the DC date is confirmed. Ends the patient case once discharges are completed by the therapists.
• Maintains safe and clean work area and adheres to facility/company safety standards including compliance with all Infection Control, Universal Precautions, and OSHA standards for the healthcare professional.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Associate Responsibilities

• Attends and participates in facility and company meetings as agreed upon by the facility and approved by the supervisor.
• Provides recommendations to supervisor on opportunities to improve rehab operations and services provided.
• Identifies personal areas of need for development, training, and continuing education in conjunction with supervisor.
• Promotes a positive attitude to staff, within staff, and to community regarding the company, its mission statement, values, and goals.

Requirements

• High school diploma or graduate equivalency degree.
• In good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards as applicable.
• Experience in the healthcare setting preferred. General office experience is preferred.
• Full knowledge of residents' rights.
• Exudes professionalism in presentation.
• Must maintain and have an active CPR/BLS during employment.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. Low individual and family deductible.
• 401(k) Plan: After 90 days of employment, with matching program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue up to 4 weeks PTO per year, 6 holidays and accrued sick leave.
• EAP Canopy: Unlimited telehealth mental health visits.
• Continuing Education and Higher Education Reimbursement.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Flexible Spending Accounts & CERA: Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA and CERA (Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account).
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and development within the company.
• Voluntary Benefits: Life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental hospital, accident and critical illness coverage, Legal Services, Pet Insurance, discount programs and more.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, for approximately 90 days (3 months).