Rehabilitation Assistant, Main Campus

Pay Range

$21.59-$27.70

Company Overview

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.

 

Vaccination for COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) is mandatory for all MSK staff. Staff are considered fully vaccinated upon completion of a primary vaccination series for COVID-19 (i.e., one dose of a single dose vaccine or a final dose of a multi-dose vaccine series). Exceptions from the COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccine requirements are permitted for those who request and receive an approved medical, religious, or fully remote exemption.  Requests for exemption can take up to two weeks to review. Vaccination or an approved exemption is required to start work. 

 

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Job Description

We Are: 

The Rehabilitation Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center provides physiatry, physical therapy and occupational therapy to both inpatients and outpatients. We are looking for a unique individual to join our dynamic team of Rehabilitation Assistants. We invite you to apply if you are passionate about working in a collaborative environment to assist with patient care. Under the supervision of a licensed Occupational or Physical Therapist, you will perform specific technical activities essential to patient mobilization along with:

• Work with other Rehabilitation Assistants within the service and assist in patient care as directed by a licensed Occupational or Physical Therapist within Memorial Hospital
• Take on various housekeeping, clerical, and maintenance tasks critical to smooth operations of the rehabilitation service
• Escort and assist patients before, during, and after Occupational/Physical Therapy treatment sessions
• Maintain an adequate level of supplies to meet patient care needs
• Maintain records per Rehabilitation Service guidelines
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized work area and contribute to the upkeep of the service work area
• Provide minor maintenance to rehabilitation equipment, monitor equipment for signs of wear and tear, and manage durable medical equipment levels
• Operate rehabilitation equipment, obtain vital signs, and transfer and guard patients under therapy supervision
• Manage durable medical equipment, maintain adequate supplies and provide support in service projects

You Have/Are:

• A minimum of a High School Diploma/GED
• One year minimum experience in direct care responsibility in an acute hospital setting, rehabilitation facility, or nursing home preferred
• Basic medical terminology knowledge
• Good organizational skills
• Mechanically oriented
• Team oriented

Schedule: Hours vary between 6am-7:30pm, including weekends (subject to change)

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Pay Range $21.59-$27.70

 

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MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.  

 

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