Rehab Aide

Pediatric Rehabilitation Aide

Assist physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistants, and speech-language pathologists with therapy services to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. Patient care assignment may include assisting with wound management, equipment fitting and fabrication, therapy interventions requiring the need for additional support, or the provision of non-skilled/non-billable services that are within competence level and which follow state regulations for each licensed group.

Clerical assignment may include data collection and entry, assisting frontline with patient calls and scheduling, communication with providers and care management, and ordering, stocking, and inventory of supplies. Perform maintenance tasks such as cleaning and monitoring temperature logs for compliance. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Patient Safety 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols
• Patient Safety 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Patient Safety 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Patient Safety 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Patient Safety 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
• Administration
  - Assist in the collection and documentation of patient information into the electronic medical record, maintain patient charts and other documentation as required in accordance with Hospital and departmental procedures and standards
• Administration
  - Ability to utilize multiple computer programs including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Cerner EMR, and Tiger Connect
• Administration
  - Mail and prepare correspondence, prepare documents to be scanned into the medical record, scan documents to the medical record, assist with scheduling patients and faxing documents
• Administration
  - Order equipment and supplies through Lawson as directed by supervisor, communicate with vendors to obtain quotes, track fulfillment status and backorders
• Cleaning
  - Help maintain a safe and clean environment for patients and therapists by cleaning items used by patients, keeping areas free of clutter, and keeping equipment and floors clean
• Communication
  - Communicate with extradepartmental personnel which may include providers, care management, nursing staff, or other members of the care team to facilitate highly coordinated patient care via Cerner Millenium Applications, Tiger Connect, and other communication methods
• Compliance
  - Maintain clinic cleaning and temperature logs, follow equipment/machine cleaning schedules, perform environmental scan
• Cost Control
  - Utilize parts and supplies in a manner that maximizes efficient and cost-effective utilization of resources
• Customer Service
  - Provide information and assistance to internal and external customers, provide and ensure quality service and customer satisfaction, coordinate non-patient care activities
• Data Entry
  - Enter requested data into computers, verify data, make corrections as needed, and ensure accuracy to assist with process improvement projects or other clinic data collection needs
• Equipment
  - Maintain a sanitary work area to include patient care rooms, equipment, and instruments, report equipment…