Therapy Technician: PRN

• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values:
Attitude:
We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment:
We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm:
We will work passionately to make a difference.

• The Therapy Tech is a non-skilled worker who assists the occupational or physical therapist with various types of treatments as determined appropriate and assigned by the therapist inpatients and outpatients of Firelands Regional Medical Center. The Rehab Tech also transports patients. In addition, Therapy Techs who assist in an Outpatient satellite clinic may provide clerical support and assist in planning, organizing, implementing, and maintaining the physical environment of the therapy area
• Prepares patient treatment area with appropriate equipment and supplies needed for the administration of treatment.
• Administers therapy care programs or portions thereof, as planned and directed by a licensed therapist or therapist assistant.
• Maintains open communications with licensed therapist regarding patient’s performance/progress.
• Performs miscellaneous tasks involved in maintaining records, promoting communication and routing patients within the facility.
• Applies service management principles in the performance of patient care and related activities contributing to effective and efficient operations and to the ongoing development of the Rehab Center.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment by reporting equipment that is out of order, reporting other problems to management, cleaning equipment as assigned and preparing same for disinfection, receiving linen and supply stock on the unit.
• Cleans wheelchairs, carts, and equipment according to safety and infection control standards.
• Regularly demonstrates the ability to serve patients of all ages in the routine performance of duties.
• Demonstrates responsibility for continued growth, competence and development.
• Clerical Duties:
• Performs clerical duties related to the provision of clinical services of patients. Types support materials (i.e. memos, minutes, small projects) as requested. Types confidential patient documents including reports, forms, etc.
• Answers telephone and intercom, takes messages and communicates messages to the appropriate person accurately and professionally. Receives and records messages, records, appointments, schedules meetings, and appointments.
• Greets visitors or patients and directs and/or escorts them to the proper person, office treatment area.
• Posts daily procedural charges and verifies accuracy of departmental statistical data.
• Assists with filing of client material in patient records and the preparation…