Rehab Aide BWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. This is a Full Time 40 Hours position located at the BWH Main Campus, joining the Speech and Language team. Enjoy a generous benefit package including Paid Time Off, Transit Subsidy, Medical / Dental benefits, Tuition assistance, and much more.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
Experience working as a Rehab Aide 0-1 year preferred.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
Good bedside manner.
Good physical strength and stamina for lifting and moving immobile patients.

Responsibilities

Assisting the speech language pathologists (SLPs) during instrumental exams including but not limited to video swallow studies (VFSS) in radiology and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of the swallow (FEES) on patient units.
Moving patients from the radiology holding area to the VFSS room which includes transferring patients from stretchers to a chair and/or wheelchair to a chair.
Setting up prior to and cleaning up after VFSS and FEES.
Collecting and delivering endoscopes to/from central processing department (CPD).
Maintaining supply inventory and ordering/stocking supplies for office, VFSS and FEES.
Working closely with patient transport department and radiology department with scheduling/moving patients.
Answering phone messages and calling patients.
Ensuring the SLP work areas (staff office/2C SLP office) are neat – including refrigerators.
Supporting the SLPs workflow including but not limited to copying and producing communication boards.
Other duties as assigned.