Rehabilitation Services Aide

SSM Health • Monona, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

It's more than a career, it's a calling. WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group 1821 S Stoughton Rd. Worker Type: Regular. Rehabilitation Services Aide | Madison, WI. Join SSM Health as a Rehabilitation Services Aide supporting our Occupational Therapy & Hand Clinic in Madison. This is a great opportunity for students pursuing Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy careers to gain hands-on experience in an outpatient rehabilitation setting. You'll work alongside therapists, assist with patient care activities, prepare treatment areas, and provide exceptional customer service in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
• No experience required
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.
• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

Nice To Haves

• Strong customer service, teamwork, and communication skills preferred

Responsibilities

• Rooms patients, takes vitals and prepares patient for treatment.
• Provides direct care to patients as directed and supervised by a therapist.
• Recognizes and acts when patient care requires intervention by a therapist.
• Maintains clean and safe conditions for patient care areas and equipment. Monitors equipment function. Performs and records required equipment calibration tasks.
• Documents and communicates using the electronic health record including: insurance prior authorizations; patient calls and communications.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assists in providing patient care, including assistance with insurance prior authorization.
• Takes responsibility for equipment maintenance and supply inventory for the therapy services department.
• Travel among sites is required.

Benefits

• one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

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