Rehab Tech-Outpatient Rehab Casual

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•McHenry, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Rehab Tech for their outpatient rehabilitation department. This casual position involves 1-2 afternoon hours until 7:30 pm, with no weekends or holidays required. Plenty of hours are available at the McHenry location, with the option to pick up additional hours at other clinic locations in McHenry County. The Rehab Tech supports licensed clinicians by performing clerical, general, and patient care support functions under the direction of the Ortho and Rehab Services Department Leader. This role is crucial in assisting with treatment plan implementation, maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the environment of care, and supporting services provided by various licensed therapists.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent or in pursuit of same
BLS Certified within 90 days of hire.
Physical ability to perform functional requirements as detailed

Nice To Haves

Healthcare or Rehab related experience preferred
Familiarity with a healthcare environment is preferred

Responsibilities

Assists with patient care under the direction of licensed therapists.
Provides assistance during community re-entry activities under a plan of care established by the Rehab Team.
Transports/escorts patients between nursing pod and Rehab Department.
Performs daily, weekly, monthly cleanup of department, restocks linen, wipes down treatment tables between patients or daily if sheet is used and removes clutter from the storage room weekly.
Maintains cleaning schedule and cleans hydrocollators, cold pack units and other equipment as needed.
Monitors equipment temperatures per policy.
Performs general clerical duties including mail processing, typing, faxing, photocopying, filing and processing medical records for the department.
Answers phones, schedules outpatients and/or coordinates and maintains the Rehabilitation Unit patient therapy schedule.
Backs up telephone reception as needed.
Tracks, enters, and verifies daily record of charges in computer.
Responsible for ordering supplies and maintaining inventories as directed by Department Leader.
Maintains competency as appropriate and pursues ongoing learning through attendance at departmental and system in-services, workshops and conferences/seminars.
Actively participates in organizational learning opportunities as appropriate.
Provides care needed as described in the unit’s/department’s policies and procedures, as well as in the clinical competency checklist for the position and patient age groups served.
Maintains appropriate documentation as appropriate.
Is knowledgeable about the patient’s cultural, psychosocial, ethnic and religious needs and adjusts interventions when appropriate based on this knowledge.
Maintains a professional and courteous manner and provides care/ communication in a manner consistent with customer satisfaction and service excellence strategies.
Attends team/unit meetings and conferences as appropriate to facilitate coordinated care and communication.
Participates on various interdisciplinary system teams as appropriate.