Rehabilitation Technician - Echo Cliffs

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation; Kugluktuk; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation is seeking a Rehabilitation Technician to assist licensed therapists, perform pre- and post-treatment tasks, and handle clerical duties in a busy outpatient setting.

Responsibilities include patient care assistance under supervision, inventory management, and maintaining patient confidentiality in line with department standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year hospital or rehabilitation clinical experience.
• Solid references addressing performance and teamwork.
• Ability to pass background checks and screenings.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and cleans clinical treatment areas before and after patient care.
• Ensures designated clinics are stocked with appropriate forms and supplies.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Navajo Preference Employment Act In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affirative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assists the licensed physical therapist and occupational therapist by completing a variety of outpatient medical and clinical support duties. Performs general pre- and post-treatment preparation and clean up, assists with patient care activities under the direct supervision of a physical therapist and occupational therapist. Performs inventory management and ordering, record keeping, database management, reception and clerical duties in a busy work environment, including duties listed in the Physical Rehabilitation Technician Manual. Must maintain patient confidentiality and fulfill all required competency criteria as required by the department.

Qualifications

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Must have a High School Diploma or GED

Experience:

Must have one (1) year experience in a hospital or rehabilitation clinical setting

Other Skills and Abilities:

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:

• Positive working relationship with others and works effectively in team relationships
• Strong customer service skills
• Demonstrates strong communication skills – written, verbal, computer/email
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic
• Reliability and dependability; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences.
• Must have the ability to follow-through independently on assignments and routine duties with a high standard of quality
• Demonstrates good time management skills and the ability to consistently meet deadlines, while maintaining work quality
• Aware of the impact of job duties pertaining to the overall quality of patient care and safety and efficiency of the clinic
• Must have the ability to multi-task and handle a hectic work environment effectively
• Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical:

Work and its demand vary in the amounts of sitting, standing, walking and bending. Incumbent must have ability of prolonged sitting standing, walking, bending, maintaining balance, reaching, frequent twisting, and occasional driving, climbing, kneeling, and crouching. Work will include assisting the therapists/patients with safe mobility, guarding, exercising, and transfer/positioning of patients. Involves light to heavy lifting; requires the ability to carry items such as patient charts, exercise equipment, and medical supplies. Must be able to lift, push and pull continuously up to 10lbs, frequently up to 50lbs and occasionally over 100lbs. Must have ability to manipulate clinical and non-clinical items such as belts and latches for patient safety and positioning. Must have ability of far, near, color vision, depth perception, seeing fine details, hearing normal speech, hearing overhead pages and telephone use. Must have bilateral hand manipulation of simple and firm grasping, fine manipulation and use of keyboard.

Mental:

The employee independently initiates and carries out routine assignments, handles problems and deviations in the work assignments in accordance with policies and procedures. Work is periodically checked and reviewed in terms of the overall efficiency of services provided in the clinic and to patients; to ensure compliance in accordance with established priorities and procedures. Must have ability to cope with high levels of stress, make decisions under high pressure, cope with anger, fear, hostility of others in a calm way, manage altercations, concentrate, handle a high degree of flexibility, handle multiple priorities in stressful situation, work alone, demonstrate high degree of patience, adapt to shift work, and work in areas that are close and crowded.

Environmental:

May be exposed to infectious diseases, frequent exposure to chemical agents and occasional exposure to dust, fumes, gases, extremes in temperature or humidity, hazardous or moving equipment, unprotected heights, and loud noises.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIONAL FUNCTIONS

1. Prepares and cleans clinical treatment areas before and after patient care. Ensures designated clinics are stocked with appropriate forms,