Therapy Aide​/Safety Coach

Overview

Hospital Name:
Select Rehabilitation Hospital Denton
Position: Therapy Aide/Safety Coach
Location:
Denton, Texas
Schedule: Fulltime

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong:
  Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
• Recharge & Refresh:
  Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters:
  Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP), and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Invest in Your Future:
  
  Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
• Your Impact Matters:
  
  Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

• Performs patient related tasks assigned by therapist
• Lifts patients to/from mats, treatment and tilt tables, wheelchairs and other equipment appropriate to the facility/department.
• Assists patients with transfer activities to all surfaces.
• Assists patients in donning/doffing all appliances specific to the facility/department.
• Positions patients in parallel bars and prepares patients for standing with appropriate orthotic/prosthetic devices and equipment.
• Transports patients to/from therapy as needed.
• Assists therapist with other patient related treatment activities as appropriate and providing equipment.
• Assist with patient related activities including equipment set-up and patient positioning in preparation for therapy session as outlined in the State Practice
• 10 hour shifts
• Direct patient care with patients that potentially have behaviors that benefit from additional structured activities outside of therapy sessions for improved attending to task, managing stimulation, and returning to prior level of function.
• Managing patient scheduling with participation in the program fairly independently
• Assisting nursing in managing patients as they present with behaviors and assist with de-escalation

Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent required
• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required

Preferred Qualifications

• More than 1 year of hospital therapy tech or nursing assistant experience

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans