Rehabilitation Aide - ARC Grand View

St. Luke’s University Health Network • Sellersville, PA

10h • 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 patients, clean equipment, order supplies for the department and perform various duties as assigned.

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 200 lbs., push/pull patients weighting up to 200 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED