Rehabilitation or Therapy Aide

Carespring Health Care Management•Springboro, OH

7h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, Monday-Friday position for a Rehabilitation or Therapy Aide to join an in-house therapy team. The role involves assisting in the rehabilitation and maintenance of geriatric residents, primarily by transporting them to and from therapy treatments and assisting nursing staff. A key responsibility is leading individual and group maintenance programs designed by therapists. The company offers assistance for candidates who are not state-tested nurse aides to achieve certification.

Requirements

Must have a genuine interest in the rehabilitation and maintenance of the geriatric resident.
Certified Nursing Assistant or graduate of a PT, OT, COTA or PTA accredited program who has yet to receive state licensure.
Ability to function in a team environment.
Ability to use computer efficiently

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate in writing and record resident responses to treatment preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in therapy department as Rehabilitation Aide when required.
Transports residents to/from therapy department for treatment.
Trainable in basic areas of therapy delivery.
May aide in certain portions of delivery of therapy as allowed by state and federal guidelines.
Follow through with individual and/or group maintenance programs initiated by specialized therapies ordered by a physician.
Maintain individual records of maintenance activities for each resident as required.
Record resident daily activities and file as required.
Act as a resource for CNAs in maintenance program techniques.
Assists and feeds residents in dining room with meals as appropriate.