Rehabilitation Aide, Acute Rehabilitation Center, Per Diem, 7am-3:30pm, Bethlehem Campus

St. Luke's University Health Network•Allentown, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Rehabilitation Aide will be responsible for assisting therapist/assistant teams in caring for their patients. The aide will prepare treatment areas; assist with toileting and bathing patients, clean equipment, order supplies for the department and perform various duties as assigned. Our department has a need to cover leaves of absence for up to 40 hours per week from now through June along with continued per diem needs following this timeframe.

Requirements

High School Diploma.
Must be able to sit for up to thirty minutes at a time.
Be able to tolerate standing for thirty to forty-five minutes consecutively and be able to walk on level surfaces, stairs, carpeted surfaces, ramps for up to thirty minutes consecutively.
Must have the ability to lift/move patients up to 300 lbs., push/pull patients weighting up to 300 lbs.
Must have the ability to occasionally stoop/bend, crouch, kneel and reach above shoulder level.
Must be capable of tactile sensation as it relates to feeling for muscle spasms, textures and skin temperature.
Must have the ability to hear as it relates to normal conversation and ability to hear call bells.
Must be capable of seeing as it relates to general vision, depth perception and peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in the medical field.

Responsibilities

Assist therapist and assistant with treatment programs.
Provides assistance to patients for toileting and ADL care as needed.
Provides assistance with Speech Therapy and Dining Program as scheduled.
Maintains department equipment including but not limited to hydrocollator, cold pac freezer, washer and dryer as well as wheelchairs.
Prepares treatment areas.
Maintains/stocks linens and supplies.
Assists the therapist in patient transport to and from the gym/speech therapy office.