Rehab Technician

Fairview Health Services•Burnsville, MN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join collaborative outpatient rehab teams at M Health Fairview Clinics in Burnsville. The rehabilitation technician is responsible for assisting therapists in providing safe, efficient, and effective delivery of patient care by preparing patients for their therapy session, assisting therapists with patient transfers, assisting with rehab equipment during therapy sessions, ordering equipment and supplies, and performing clerical tasks as directed. This is a full-time position (1.0 FTE, authorized for 80 hours per pay period) with the opportunity to support both the Adult Neuro/Pediatric Clinic (.8 FTE) and the Ortho Clinic (.2 FTE) in Burnsville. The schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Fairview Rehabilitation offers a range of services that serve patients across 10 acute-care hospitals, 3 post-acute settings and 70 outpatient adult and pediatric therapy clinics, including Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy as well as Audiology and Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab. The organization has a collaborative culture that is centered on learning with an emphasis on evidence based, patient-centered care, and is an industry leader in rehabilitative care with nationally recognized programs.

Requirements

Completion of 2 years towards Bachelor’s Degree in health/exercise related field
Basic Life Support (American Heart Association or Red Cross)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in health/exercise related field
Healthcare experience with direct patient care

Responsibilities

Under supervision of the therapist, assesses patients’ needs and identifies patients’ ability to participate in treatment each day.
Implements assistance with plan of care as directed by the therapist.
Communicates with the therapist recommendations/need for revision/update of plan of care as determined by physicians or nursing staff.
Coordinates care and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team to achieve desire outcomes.
Under the direct supervision of the therapist, provides treatment interventions based on the patients plan of care.
Assists with treatment interventions, including patient transfers, patient monitoring, and exercise monitoring as directed by the therapist.
Coordinates care and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team to achieve desired outcomes.
Identifies patient’s/family’s educational needs and communicates needs to the therapist.
Assists therapist with treatment equipment for use in patient treatment.
Prepares, maintains and cleans department/treatment areas in compliance with appropriate polices related to infection control, safety regulations and other established guidelines.
Completes cleaning per schedule.
Stocks supplies.
Completes maintenance, temperature and safety checklist.
Safely transports, transfers and/or escorts patients.
Follows proper procedure when completing/assisting with patient transfers to insure safety of patient and self.
Uses appropriate and safe body mechanics.
Transports assigned patients in a safe and timely manner.
Demonstrates awareness of and complies with departmental standards for productivity, charges, attendance and time management/prioritization.
Participates in department/facility process/quality improvement initiatives.
Completes scheduling functions as assigned.
Produces efficient and accurate schedules and associated reports.
Records and updates schedule changes accurate.
Communicates changes to all involved staff in a timely manner.
Participates actively in department problems solving, coordination patient schedule for multiple disciplines.
Seeks out solution to time conflicts directly through parties involved and other available resources.