Rehabilitation Aide - Acute Care - 32hrs/week

Essentia Health•Duluth, MN

1d•$17 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Rehabilitation Aide supports therapists and patients in an acute care hospital by preparing treatment areas, maintaining equipment and supplies, assisting with patient transport and positioning, and performing routine non-clinical tasks under supervision. The role helps provide safe, efficient, and compassionate rehabilitation services. The aide also supports Speech-Language Pathologists during FEES procedures and provides assistance to Occupational and Physical Therapists during therapy sessions. The position is scheduled four days per week, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and includes a Saturday rotation. It is based at St. Marys Medical Center. No certification or licensure is required.

Requirements

Previous health care-related experience or education.

Responsibilities

Prepare treatment areas and equipment for therapy sessions.
Assist therapists with transporting and positioning patients for treatments.
Clean and maintain treatment areas and equipment before and after use.
Perform routine, non-clinical patient care tasks under therapist supervision.
Maintain supply inventory and keep stock areas clean and organized.
Greet patients and answer basic questions about treatments.
Collaborate with nursing staff to transport patients to and from therapy gyms.
Assist in resettling patients in their rooms after therapy sessions.
Participate in the Saturday/weekend rotation.
Maintain equipment cleaning schedules.
Support Speech-Language Pathologists during Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) procedures.
Assist Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists during therapy sessions.
Perform other duties as assigned.