Acute Care Rehab Tech - Full-time - Days

Under direct supervision, prepares selected patients and equipment for physical therapy services, assists in administering treatments, observes patients during treatments, reports status changes to a therapist, and orders department supplies, ensuring sufficient stock.

Education

• HS Diploma or GED

Experience

• 3 months healthcare experience preferred

Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of standard patient care and health care system policies and procedures.
• Skill in demonstrating excellent customer service
• Skill in oral and written communication
• Ability to identify and report changes in patient's condition or equipment malfunctions to supervisor
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload
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• Basic skill in computers/ Microsoft Office,
• Eligible to successfully train in EMR within access granted
• Skills in self time management and organizing workspace
• Effective oral and written communication
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology and/or anatomy or ability to learn the same
• Eligible to successfully demonstrate use of vital signs devices

Licensures, Certifications

• Current BLS CPR certification

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk seventy percent (70%) of the time when assisting in patient care activities. Ability to use proper body mechanics to lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs.

Working Conditions

• Normal patient care environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, and temperatures.

Conditions of Employment

• Current BLS CPR certification

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists with the following under the direct supervision of a therapist or an Occupational Therapist Assistant: (within guidelines of Md. OT or PT Board of Practice)
• Gait and ambulation
• Functional activities
• Transfers
• Routine follow-up of specific exercises
• Application of hot or cold packs
• Assists a physical therapist assistant when more than one individual is required to ensure the safety and welfare of the patient during ambulation, transfers, or functional activities.
• Performs the following activities without the direct supervision of a therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist Assistant, or other designated provider
• Prepping room and setting up equipment.
• Transporting patients to and from treatment areas;
• Prep of patient room or treatment space with accordance with therapy ready standards
• Encouraging, guiding and helping recurring therapy patients to prepare for therapy session
• Assist patients with personal hygiene
• Keeps track of ADL supplies and DME;
• Cleans, maintains exercise and DME equipment.
• Assist with  department errands or small projects as assigned.
• Take patient vitals

Provides administrative support by:

• Notifying nursing units of inpatient treatment times;
• Performs office duties as needed.
• Performs and presents needed audits for LMS metrics
• Faxing; copying; printing, scanning
• Assists taking calls from patients, physicians, GBMC staff; monitoring voicemail;

Medical Supplies

• Assists in maintaining departmental inventories, searching for DME equipment throughout hospital
• Retrieves supplies for patient as requested in a manner that supports infection control standards
• Observant to billing standards for supplies

Prepares equipment and treatment areas.

• Reinforcing patient practice of therapist assigned activity, patient transfers, guarding Falls Risk patients when walking,
• Being observant and reporting any apparent issues or referring patient to therapist to answer questions patient verbalizes about condition

GBMC Values - Value Description

Respect

• Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy

• Listens and responds appropriately to others’ needs, feelings, and capabilities