Rehab Technician PRN

Description

Community Rehabilitation Hospital South is a new 44-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital opening on the south side of Indianapolis, a patient-focused, specialized rehabilitation hospital dedicated to the treatment and recovery of individuals who have experienced a loss of function due to an injury or illness such as brain and spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, amputation and multiple trauma.

Job Summary: The Rehabilitation Technician is responsible for preparing treatment areas, cleaning treatment areas, positioning patients, procurement and inventory of supplies, transporting, and assisting patients and therapist.

Responsibilities:

• Transports patients to and from the Therapy Gym.

• Prepares patient for prescribed treatment and assists professional staff with patient treatment.

• Assists patients with mornings ADL's as assigned.

• Follows plan for discharge and discusses with clinical staff any additional discharge concerns which arise during care of the patient.

• Prepares, cleans and maintains treatment areas and equipment.

• Assists therapists in providing group therapy.

• Procures and keeps an accurate inventory of all therapy supplies.

• Responsible for wheelchair cushion inventory and management.

• Performs routine clerical tasks for Therapy Department.

• Assists in repositioning patients.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.

• CPR Certification required.

• Must have the ability to deal with cognitively impaired patients.

• Preference given to current or planned PT/OT students