Rehab Aide

Northwell Health • New York, NY

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Assists Physical Therapists/Physical Therapy Assistants with patient care and clerical support.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Knowledge of assistive devices for ambulation, patient transfer equipment (wheelchair and stretcher functions and safety), hydrocollator and CPM, required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in physical therapy, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists Physical Therapists/Physical Therapy Assistants with patient bed mobility/transfers/ambulation and exercises to provide assistance to patients as required by the Physical Therapists.
• Brings Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machine to Recovery area and initiates CPM for patients use as per MD orders.
• Assists PT's/PTA's with patient instruction of activities of daily living.
• Prepares hot packs, cold packs, and other treatment protocols under the direct supervision of the Physical Therapists/Physical Therapy Assistants.
• Measures/adjusts walkers/canes/ crutches for patients.
• Transports patients to and from Physical Therapy via wheelchair or stretcher as necessary.
• Maintains physical therapy inpatient gym/outpatient area/8 Wollman gym: cleans equipment daily with alcohol, maintains linen supplies, changes linens on treatment tables following each patient use.
• Maintains equipment including, but not limited to, unpacking and stocking closets with equipment, i.e canes and crutches.
• Ordering and distribution of equipment: canes/crutches for amb/surg patients, walkers/CPM's from CDPD for orthopedic patients.
• Distributes canes to 1st floor amb/surg, walkers/CPM's to patients requiring them.
• Assists outpatient department with equipment/supply needs.
• Obtains and distributes daily OR list and orders equipment based on OR census.
• Clerical duties include, but are not limited to: answer and direct calls, take messages, retrieve voice mail.
• Performs other clerical duties as directed by the Clinical Manager of Physical Therapy i.e photocopying, mail rounds etc.
• Prepares the pre-op total joint class folders and sets-up for the class.
• Performs related duties, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED