Responsibilities:
Principal Duties:
Once deemed competent and in accordance with the established treatment plan the rehabilitation aide:
� Assists therapists and assistants in patient care as requested
� Carries out patient intervention per therapist or assistant direction including positioning mobilizing and exercising patient
The supervising Physical Therapist Occupational Therapist Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist will be present on the premises and immediately available to the Rehabilitation Aide when providing treatment. A Physical Therapist Assistant or Occupational Therapy Assistant may also provide supervision but must be on the premises in line of sight and immediately available.
Additional Duties:
� Maintains gym and all treatment areas to Environment of Care (EOC) standards.
� Assists with EOC safety rounds
� Enters work orders as applicable to gym and treatment areas
� Maintains cleanliness of department equipment per infection control policies and equipment guidelines
� Maintains equipment logs
� Ensures that rehabilitation equipment including but not limited to: wheelchairs walkers and crutches are clean and functional
� Cleans and prepares treatment areas between patient use
� Maintains and inventories therapeutic supplies equipment linen and housekeeping supplies
� Transports patients to and from treatment areas exercising care in the handling of patients
� May assist with scheduling order entry charge reconciliation and scanning into Electronic Health Record
� Communicates in person or by fax/phone with patients providers healthcare team members referral sources and payers
� Assists with departmental statistics and quality assurance program evaluation and environmental and infection control activities
� Participates in meetings as required
� Performs other related duties as assigned or requested
