Rehab Aide - part time

Shriners Children's • Millcreek Township, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, 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 define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.
Shriners Children's Erie is where hope and healing meet. With a strong community atmosphere and a culture of mutual respect, our team works together to create meaningful impact every day. We focus on pediatric orthopedic conditions ranging from common issues to rare diseases and syndromes in our specialized outpatient clinic. Our facility recieves over 18,000 outpatient visits a year and offers free on-site parking to staff. In collaboration with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, we are honored to be ranked #11 nationally for pediatric orthopedic treatment in the 2024–2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Shriners Children’s Erie has a part-time opportunity for a Rehab Aide to join our clinic team. The Rehab Aide provides support for occupational and physical therapists in the department by assisting with age-appropriate activities for pediatric patients (ages 0-21), maintaining a clean and sanitary working environment, stocking supplies, and other office duties that aid in the therapists’ care.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Nice To Haves

• 1 year experience in rehab/therapy

Responsibilities

• Ensures all equipment and supplies are organized, available and accessible in both treatment and storage areas.
• Maintains inventory of routinely used supplies/equipment and orders additional inventory as needed.
• Responsible for regularly cleaning treatment areas (including toys) and equipment; will appropriately document cleaning of the department equipment based on manufacturers guidelines and hospital policies and procedures.
• Maintains environment of care standards to ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Assists with set-up of equipment, patient transportation, and assists in patient treatment programs under the supervision of a therapist.
• Responsible for assisting therapists with non-direct patient care needs and tasks that will improve the patients’ one-to-one treatment experience with their therapist (ie: set up and locate equipment, send faxes, make phone calls, request orders as indicated, etc.).
• Demonstrates ability to professionally manage multiple telephone calls by answering all calls promptly, speaking clearly, recording accurate messages and communicating the messages to the appropriate staff members.
• Greets patient, families, and visitors promptly.
• Knowledge of basic office equipment and supplies. Makes appropriate referrals for services and uses paging system effectively.
• Triage of patients and notifies therapist of patient’s arrival.
• Facilitates a child friendly atmosphere to waiting room and department including accessorizing the waiting room based on the current season/holiday.
• Must be willing to learn and complete basic maintenance and modification of equipment such as walkers, gait trainers, standers and wheelchairs.
• Maintains and achieves annual goals. Completion of special projects as assigned by therapists.

Benefits

• All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day!
• upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service.
• Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected.
• Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more!
• Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED