Physical Therapy Rehab Aide

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Job Overview

We have an opportunity for a full-time Rehab Aide to join our Rehab team.  The hours are 8:30AM until 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. (Two weekends per month required)

Responsibilities

The Rehab Aide responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures that the department is maintained with a clean and sanitary working environment, with supplies organized, available, and accessible.
• Inventory is accomplished through the assessment and ordering of necessary supplies.
• Responsible for assisting the therapists in patient treatment programs, specifically therapeutic equipment set up and fitting, including discretion of and under supervision of the therapist.
• Interacts with patients and families respectfully and appropriate regarding the age or development level of the patient.
• Supervises patient exercise programs with patient independently following instruction from therapist.
• Orients rehabilitation gym volunteers.
• Other responsibilities may include patient transport and assisting the Therapy Services Coordinator with other department functions.*This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities.  Other related duties, as well as special projects, may be assigned.

Qualifications

Required

High School Diploma/GED 

Basic Life Support (BLS) 

Preferred

At least 1 year of rehab/therapy experience