Job Description

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 ADLs 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
Professional Requirements:

* Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
* Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and Joint Commission regulations.
* Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.
* Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
* Wears identification while on duty.
* Attends departmental in-services and completes annual competencies/education requirements.
* Works at maintaining a good rapport and a cooperative working relationship with physicians, departments and staff.
* Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
* Complies with policies and procedures regarding department operations, fire, safety, infection control and emergency management.
* Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
* Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.

Experience/Skills:

* High School Diploma required.
* CPR Certification required.
* Must have the ability to deal with cognitively impaired patients.