Rehab Aide - Outpatient Therapy (Full-time)

Family Health West•Fruita, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a full-time Rehab Aide in an Outpatient Therapy setting. The primary responsibilities include assisting therapists with patient care, maintaining patient records, managing equipment and supplies, and ensuring a clean and safe treatment environment. The position requires reliable attendance, effective communication, and the ability to work collaboratively with a healthcare team. The role also involves participating in performance improvement activities and training other staff members.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance
Effective communication skills
Ability to monitor vital signs
Knowledge of cardio-vascular and respiratory precautions
Ability to maintain patient medical record forms, evaluations, and educational handout material
Ability to assist in record keeping of patient files, invoicing, and claims billing
Ability to order, stock and maintain accurate records of adaptive equipment and inventory
Ability to treat patients and their families with respect and dignity
Ability to manage and operate equipment safely and correctly
Ability to maintain departmental cleanliness and safety
Ability to interact professionally with patient/family
Ability to prepare and clean treatment areas for patient use
Ability to record treatment/service revisions in accordance with departmental policy
Ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful conditions
Ability to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments
Ability to consult other departments as appropriate to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities
Ability to participate in and maintain performance improvement activities for department and organizational CQI activities
Ability to meet current documentation standards and policies
Ability to participate in educational staff performance improvement in-services
Ability to assist with orientation and in-service training for certified department staff members
Ability to participate in infection control, departmental equipment training, and organizational safety and fire safety programs
Ability to participate in community based programs as directed by Rehab Manager
Ability to train personnel utilizing on-the-job training for nursing and other hospital staff, as well as departmental staff, as directed by the Lead Therapists and Rehab Manager.
Ability to report to work on time and as scheduled.
Ability to complete work within designated time.
Ability to assist therapist with therapy related tasks such as, but not limited to treatment setup, cleanup of equipment, pushing patients wheelchair, etc. within the scope of practice.
Willingness to work rotating weekends for inpatient hospital care as assigned.
Willingness to fill in at all rehabilitation department facilities when staffing patterns require.
Maintains patient/resident/employee privacy and confidentiality at all times.

Nice To Haves

Experience in outpatient therapy
Experience with physical medicine services and treatments
Experience with adaptive equipment
Experience with performance improvement activities
Experience with in-service training

Responsibilities

Reliable and punctual attendance is essential; expected to be at job as scheduled each scheduled day.
Communicate necessary information to others as appropriate.
Administer rehab aide walking program as directed by staff therapist.
Monitor vital signs, maintain adequate knowledge base regarding cardio-vascular and respiratory precautions for the patient undergoing physical medicine services and treatments.
Maintain patient medical record forms, evaluations, and educational handout material. Assist in record keeping of patient files, invoicing, and claims billing.
Communicate any changes in condition (physical or mental) to staff therapist, nursing, and other facility personnel, as appropriate.
Order, stock and maintain accurate records of adaptive equipment., inventory as directed by Rehab Manager.
Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity. Is sensitive to psychosocial needs of patients and family.
Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly. Maintain departmental cleanliness and safety.
Interact professionally with patient/family.
Prepare and clean treatment areas for patient use consistently. Perform final cleaning at close of department, in preparation for first morning patient.
Record treatment/service revisions in accordance with departmental policy.
Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful conditions.
Maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
Consult other departments as appropriate to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
Participate in and maintain performance improvement activities for department and organizational CQI activities.
Meet current documentation standards and policies.
Participate in educational staff performance improvement in-services. Assist with orientation and in-service training for certified department staff members.
Participate in infection control, departmental equipment training, and organizational safety and fire safety programs.
Participate in community based programs as directed by Rehab Manager.
Train personnel utilizing on-the-job training for nursing and other hospital staff, as well as departmental staff, as directed by the Lead Therapists and Rehab Manager.
Report to work on time and as scheduled. Complete work within designated time.
Assist therapist with therapy related tasks such as, but not limited to treatment setup, cleanup of equipment, pushing patients wheelchair, etc. within the scope of practice.
Other job related duties as assigned.
Willingness to work rotating weekends for inpatient hospital care as assigned.
Offer willingness to fill in at all rehabilitation department facilities when staffing patterns require.
Maintains patient/resident/employee privacy and confidentiality at all times.