Rehabilitiation Assistant

Minimum Education
High School Diploma or GED HS diploma, GED or equivalent (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Clinical Support

• Provide assistance to the physical and occupational therapists during individual or group therapy sessions.
• Provide whirlpool under the supervision of a PT.

• Assist with the fabrication of adaptive equipment and splints including casts, DAFOs, aquaplast splints and face masks.
• Transport patients to therapy department in accordance with hospital and departmental policies.

Operational Support

• Prepare treatment areas for patient care by cleaning mats, set up equipment and filling whirlpools.

• Clean all equipment and hydrotherapy tanks after patient usage per department policy.

• Maintain established levels of supplies including linens, crutches and small medical supplies.
• Assist with inventory of equipment and supplies, ordering replacements, when necessary

Administrative

• Complete paycard, patient schedule and billing in an accurate and timely manner.

• Complete all assignments and provide appropriate departmental operational input as requested.

Safety/Risk Management

• Maintain work area, equipment and supplies in a manner conducive to efficiency and safety .

• Adhere to all safety and isolation patient care policies.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance