Inpatient Rehab Tech - Part-Time

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids is seeking a part-time Rehab Tech to join the Stroke Team, working Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The role supports therapists and therapy assistants, assisting with preparation and treatment of patients receiving therapy services.

You will help maintain a clean, safe clinical environment, transport patients, monitor responses to treatments, and support administrative tasks while upholding patient confidentiality and dignity.

Qualifications

• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the Stroke Team.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of growth and development over the life span and identify age-specific needs in care.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as requested by therapist and supports patient transports and transfers with proper body mechanics.
• Maintains a clean and orderly workplace, restocks equipment, and adheres to infection control policies.
• Maintains charts and documents as requested and protects patient confidentiality.
• Acts as patient advocate and supports the therapist in treatment planning and delivery.
• May assist in inventory and equipment maintenance as directed by supervisor.
• Performs assigned duties across inpatient programs under therapist direction.

Job description

We are seeking a Rehab Tech that will be part time, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on our Stroke Team.

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the system with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• A Proud Tradition . Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Age Specific Responsibility

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Summary

Assists therapists and therapy assistants in preparation and treatment of patients receiving therapy services. Performs routine tasks as assigned by therapists and therapy assistants.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as requested by therapist:
  • Transports and transfers patients observing safety precautions and good body mechanics.
  • Following competency testing, applies therapeutic modalities, as assigned by therapist
  • Carries out specific treatment activities under direction/supervision of primary therapist or assistant.
  • Monitors patient response to treatments and provides written/verbal feedback to therapist and therapy assistants.
• Maintains a clean and orderly workplace:
  • Acquires and replaces equipment and supplies in proper place following treatment.
  • Cleans and maintains equipment according to department infection control policies and procedures.
  • Maintains storage and inventory of equipment and supplies.
  • Maintains adequate clean linen supply and changes linen in accordance with established guidelines.
  • Maintains treatment areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Assists in maintaining charts, filing, and retrieving records as requested.
• Functions as patient advocate and maintains patient confidentiality.
• May order and maintain inventory as assigned by supervisor.
• Performs one or more of the following duties according to program need:
  • Organizes and maintains patient chargeable equipment inventory.
  • Maintains training equipment.
  • Assumes patient care and clerical duties under therapist direction across all inpatient programs and/or disciplines.

We'll embrace all people by:

• T reating everyone with dignity and respect.
• O pening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.
• G rrowing talent and people.
• E nsuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
• T aking action against discrimination.
• H onoring our differences and how we collaborate.
• E ducating staff, patients and the communities we care for.
• R estoring hope and freedom, together

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying p