Rehabilitation Aide

Brown Medicine•Cranston, RI

1d•$19 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

SUMMARY: The Rehabilitation Aide reports directly to the Clinical Managerssistant Clinical Manager/ and performs duties under the supervision of the Rehabilitation professionals. The Rehabilitation Aide assists clinicians in providing treatments designed to relieve pain and maximize functions of patients across the Brown University Health. The Rehabilitation Aide transports patients, maintains supply inventory, and prepares and cleans treatment areas. Provides office and systems support at all Rehabilitation Service locations for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Language Pathologyudiology. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Requirements

Interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with patients and other members of the healthcare team.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to assist with providing care to patients throughout the Brown University Health, with consideration of the aging process, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.
Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Proficient using Microsoft Excel and Word software programs.
High School graduate or GED required.
One-year related experience in fitness training or direct patient care such as a Rehabilitation Aide or CNA position required.
Physical ability to lift, position and transport patients.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, crouching, and kneeling.
Frequent walking, standing, and lifting of equipment and patients.
Some exposure to communicable diseases and cleaning agents/chemicals.
Moderate physical effort (lift and carry up to 25-35 lbs.).

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists therapists and assistants in patient care as requested
Carries out patient intervention per therapist or assistant direction, including positioning, mobilizing, and exercising patient
Maintains gym and all treatment areas to Environment of Care (EOC) standards.
Assists with EOC safety rounds
Enters work orders as applicable to gym and treatment areas
Maintains cleanliness of department equipment per infection control policies and equipment guidelines
Maintains equipment logs
Ensures that rehabilitation equipment, including but not limited to: wheelchairs, walkers and crutches, are clean and functional
Cleans and prepares treatment areas between patient use
Maintains and inventories therapeutic supplies, equipment, linen, and housekeeping supplies
Transports patients to and from treatment areas, exercising care in the handling of patients
May assist with scheduling, order entry, charge reconciliation, and scanning into Electronic Health Record
Communicates in person or by fax/phone with patients, providers, healthcare team members, referral sources, and payers
Assists with departmental statistics and quality assurance, program evaluation and environmental and infection control activities
Participates in meetings as required
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested