Full-Time Rehabilitation Technician

Good Samaritan•United States,

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a Rehabilitation Technician at Good Samaritan Hospital. The role involves assisting therapists and managers with patient care, maintaining equipment and treatment areas, managing supplies, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. The technician will also contribute to a high-performance work environment through professionalism and effective communication with ancillary departments and the therapy team. Responsibilities include preparing patients for treatment, assisting with transfers and treatments, and maintaining therapy equipment. The position also involves completing assigned duties and special projects, with potential for secondary duties such as staff orientation and training.

Requirements

Performs all essential job duties of therapy technician
Assists therapist and Manager in recording patient treatment log(s)
Demonstrates effective time management skills and utilization of time in an appropriate and professional manner
Prioritizes therapy staff and patient needs in an appropriate manner to ensure that technician assistance is provided in an optimal manner with division of duties among multiple technicians present and recognizable
Keeps equipment and treatment areas cleaned, organized, and in safe working condition according to state health department requirements
Assists the patient, therapy staff, and/or nursing staff with activities of daily living (e.g. bathing, dressing, meal set-up, and other needs) as necessary/appropriate
Assists in preparation of survey readiness through assigned and recognized tasks to ensure that compliance objectives are maintained within all PMD and Rehab locations
Contributes to a high-performance work environment by demonstrating professionalism and flexibility to assist when/where needed
Maintains effective & professional communication with ancillary departments and therapy team
Demonstrates safety awareness with body mechanics, patient needs and transfers, and scope of job duties without the presence of that therapist/therapy assistant
Maintains preventative maintenance/temperature logs for equipment and assures equipment is in good working order
Maintains the parameters of safe temperatures and care on the therapy hot packs, ice packs, refrigerator (as needed), paraffin bath, and splint pan through required and current logs in a reportable state at any time requested
Monitors and maintains supplies for therapy staff use, assists with ordering needed supplies in a timely manner with the supervision of Manager
Monitors arrival of supplies and notifies Senior Therapist/Manager when supplies do or do not arrive as anticipated
Prepares patients for treatment and assists in keeping the department clean and ready for patient treatment
Responsible for providing therapy equipment pre-admission or during patient evaluation and retrieving therapy equipment post-discharge as appropriate
Under the supervision of the Therapist/Therapy Assistant, assists with transfers and other treatments requiring the assistance of 2 staff members, observing appropriate precautions
Assists therapists with safe transport of patients to/from therapy sessions as appropriate, including assisting within the Joint Replacement Program if necessary
Obtains, organizes, and maintains therapy equipment, utilizing appropriate resources for use and maintenance in order to prolong the life of the equipment and optimize safety
Reports equipment in need of replacement or repair to Senior Therapist/Manager/Director & ensures staff do not utilize during patient care
Responsible for cleaning all therapy equipment (assistance from therapists/therapy assistants is also expected), as well as preparing/cleaning treatment rooms and supplies
Completes other duties and special projects as assigned from Manager or Director

Nice To Haves

Assists in orienting/training staff members
Educates and trains other staff members as appropriate regarding equipment use and care
Enters engineering work orders
Assists with departmental Performance Improvement Program
Assists with communication dissemination to all therapy staff

Responsibilities

Assists therapist and Manager in recording patient treatment log(s)
Demonstrates effective time management skills and utilization of time in an appropriate and professional manner
Prioritizes therapy staff and patient needs to ensure optimal technician assistance
Keeps equipment and treatment areas cleaned, organized, and in safe working condition
Assists the patient, therapy staff, and/or nursing staff with activities of daily living as necessary/appropriate
Assists in preparation of survey readiness through assigned and recognized tasks
Contributes to a high-performance work environment by demonstrating professionalism and flexibility
Maintains effective & professional communication with ancillary departments and therapy team
Demonstrates safety awareness with body mechanics, patient needs and transfers, and scope of job duties
Maintains preventative maintenance/temperature logs for equipment and assures equipment is in good working order
Monitors and maintains supplies for therapy staff use, assists with ordering needed supplies, monitors arrival of supplies
Prepares patients for treatment and assists in keeping the department clean and ready for patient treatment
Provides therapy equipment pre-admission or during patient evaluation and retrieves therapy equipment post-discharge
Under the supervision of the Therapist/Therapy Assistant, assists with transfers and other treatments requiring the assistance of 2 staff members
Assists therapists with safe transport of patients to/from therapy sessions
Obtains, organizes, and maintains therapy equipment, utilizing appropriate resources for use and maintenance
Reports equipment in need of replacement or repair to Senior Therapist/Manager/Director
Responsible for cleaning all therapy equipment, preparing/cleaning treatment rooms and supplies
Completes other duties and special projects as assigned from Manager or Director
Assists in orienting/training staff members
Educates and trains other staff members as appropriate regarding equipment use and care
Enters engineering work orders
Assists with departmental Performance Improvement Program
Assists with communication dissemination to all therapy staff