Job description
Stamford Health is a well-established, award winning Healthcare System with multiple locations in CT. We are currently seeking a Rehab Tech at our Chelsea Piers location in Stamford.
As a new Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent in order to improve our workforce and support our mission, to that end we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Sign on bonuses for designated positions
- Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans available day one
- Wellness programs
- Paid Time Off accruals
- Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free on-site parking and train station shuttle
- Childcare partnership with Children’s Learning Center
JOB SUMMARY:
*Schedule* M-F, day and evening shifts available.
Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and efficient therapy environment and assisting with patient care as directed by the clinical staff.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES/CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Therapy Support – Greets all patients in a friendly and courteous manner. Escorts patients as appropriate. May transport patients within a facility. May also assist patients in moving from one surface to another (e.g. from a bed to a chair). Observes a patient in treatment areas and reports changes in a patient’s condition to the clinical staff. Assists therapists with patient care as directed which may include, but is not limited to helping a patient to walk, applying heat/cold modalities once trained, demonstrating the use of treatment equipment or helping a patient with their exercise program.
- Environmental maintenance – maintains clean, safe and well equipped therapy environment, which may include but is not limited to the cleaning of treatment equipment and surfaces (mats, mirrors), maintaining equipment check logs (e.g. temperatures) and cleaning treatment areas between patients. Keeps therapy supplies stocked according to both need and infection control guidelines (i.e. expiration dates, labeling, etc.)
- Clerical duties –
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- Uses Chartlinks to schedule therapy appointments
- Call patients to confirm appointments as directed
- Faxes other communications as directed (to physicians, vendors, etc)
- Scans documents into Chartlinks
- Files charts daily
- Maintains inventory of therapy supplies
Required Skills
Required Experience
COMPETENCIES & WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Good computer and phone skills. Knowledge of medical terminology helpful.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
High school diploma or equivalent
PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Strength: must be able to:
- exert 20 - 50 lbs of force occasionally (0-33% of the time) and/or;
- exert 10-25 lbs of force frequently (34-66% of the time) and/or:
- exert up to 10 lbs of force constantly
Mobility: must be able to:
- Maintain and assume positions that require considerable use of the whole body such as standing, walking, sitting, lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, bending, squatting, kneeling, stair climbing, reaching forward/overhead, and rotation in all directions
- Assist with lifting/transferring patients, maintain balance while helping to guard patients during gait training on level surfaces/uneven surfaces/wet surfaces/ramps/stairs, pushing and pulling to provide resistance and to assist in maneuvering patients
- Respond quickly to emergency situations by lifting/pushing/pulling patients
- Demonstrate proper body mechanics during all assigned tasks
Endurance: must be sufficient for the provision of assistance as above for 6 or more hours per day.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:
Some portions of daily assignments may involve:
- exposure to dirt, noise, human waste, body fluids;
- occupational risk such as back injury while assisting with moving, lifting or positioning patients, equipment, or materials;
- exposure to moving mechanical parts, hot and cold temperatures, electrical current and chemicals used for cleaning
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