Rehabilitation Technician Burr Ridge DayRehab Center

Position: Rehabilitation Technician - Full-Time, Burr Ridge DayRehab Center
Rehabilitation Technician - Full-Time, Burr Ridge Day Rehab Center page is loaded## Rehabilitation Technician - Full-Time, Burr Ridge Day Rehab Center locations:
Burr Ridge, ILtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
JR-1063937

By joining our team, you’ll be part of our life-changing Mission and Vision. You’ll work in a truly inclusive environment where diversity and equity are championed through words and actions. You’ll contribute to an innovative culture that is second to none, one that embraces curiosity, discovery and compassion. You’ll play a role in something that’s never been done before as we integrate science and clinical care to help patients achieve better, faster outcomes — as we Advance Human Ability, together.##

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** Job Description Summary
** The Rehabilitation Technician assists patients and patient care team in preparing for and performing treatment programs and provision of basic day care support of significant others. Maintains department facilities and patient care areas and equipment including patient wheelchairs and positioning equipment daily in a clean and orderly condition.
The Rehabilitation Technician will consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute.
The Rehabilitation Technician will demonstrate Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Core Attributes:
Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.## ##
** Job Description
**** The Rehabilitation Technician will:
*** Prepares patients for treatments or evaluation, assisting them as necessary to undress and don garments or treatment aids.
* Ensures patients are in proper and comfortable position for assigned therapy procedure.
* Transfers, moves, and ambulates patients to and from department with wheelchair or stretcher in a safe manner as requested by therapist.
* Assists therapist in direct patient care activities such as sensory stimulation, training programs, gait training, etc.
* Assists with maximizing patient's ability to function (improve ADL independence and mobility, promote positive self-image and communicating skills) by utilizing compensatory strategies (i.e., for sensory loss, cognitive and perceptual deficits) as suggested by the therapist.
* Assists therapist in patient care during group or supervised treatment sessions such exercise and weight training programs, hydrotherapy, and gait training.
* Carries out the therapeutic regime for specific patients as assigned and demonstrates competency in understanding the growth and development of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients as measured by specific performance standards and as described by department/unit policies and procedures.
* Reinforces previous learning in self-care activities such as feeding, dressing, bathing and memory training.
* Observes patients and reports reactions or changes in condition immediately to supervising nurse or therapist.
* Fabricates equipment adaptations for patient's using sewing materials and small hand tools.
* Maintains adaptive equipment inventory including issuing supplies to staff and notifying appropriate personnel of deficiencies.
* Maintains clinic area in a neat organized manner and performs infection control procedures including disinfecting equipment.
* Maintains food inventory for patient use including shopping for needed supplies, dating, and rotating current supply.
* Performs clerical support when needed including reception duties, file maintenance, document distribution, library maintenance and retrieval of medical records.
* Maintains appropriate inventory of supplies and equipment including documentation of usage and replenishment.
* Clean and maintain SRALab rental wheelchairs. Delivers/stores supplies and equipment received from Central Supply.
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