Lead Rehab Technician- [2nd shift, 40 hours]

Hope Network; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Rehabilitation Technician to make a difference in clients' lives. In this fulfilling role, you will guide a team while providing personal care and support to clients. Your responsibilities will include fostering relationships, ensuring safety, and assisting with daily living activities. If you are passionate about helping others and committed to professional growth, this opportunity offers a chance to impact the community positively. Join a dedicated team focused on empathy, trust, and collaboration, and help clients thrive in their daily lives.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to help others with empathy and dedication.
• Commitment to continuous education and personal development.

Responsibilities

• Create schedules for staff and residents' needs.
• Monitor client safety and support crisis intervention.
• Assist clients with daily living activities and community integration.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Understanding

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

Two-year degree

2 years’ equivalent work experience

Tools

CPR/First Aid certification

Job description

Lead Rehab Technician- [2nd shift, 40 hours]

Job Category: Direct Care

Requisition Number: LEADR020397

Posted: March 10, 2025

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Grand Rapids, MI 49546, USA

Description

How you will change lives…

The Lead Rehabilitation Technician assists in the following areas of team guidance and client personal care & development:

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Aids in creating schedules for both staff and resident’s needs.
• Supports in training newly hired staff.
• Assists with documentation for various business purposes.

Safety

• Monitors and ensures safety 24/7; this may be eyes-on, one-on-one, 15 or 30 minute checks, etc.
• Supports in crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution.

Relationship Building

• Establishes collaborative relationships built on trust and empathy through consistent and meaningful communication.
• Fosters a spirit of partnership with clients, the community, and other professionals.

Activities and Daily Living

• Helps build effective skills for problem-solving, communication, and independence.
• Assists clients in identifying and/or participating in social and leisure interests such as transporting/escorting to stores, concerts, movies, and in-house social events (games, barbeques, etc.).
• Supports clients with Activities of Daily Living, including but not limited to: getting to and from places, cooking, dressing and undressing, bathing and showering, combing hair, trimming nails, restroom assistance.
• Aids clients with bowel and bladder programs, feeding (G-tubes), wound care, and transfers.

Health

• Monitors vitals for any medical conditions or illnesses.
• Attends medical appointments and ensures accurate information is relayed between medical provider and care team.
• Understands, reads, and assists in the implementation of medical, behavioral, and/or clinical team care plans and provides accurate, timely, and descriptive documentation of such.
• Oversees client medication needs.

Community Integration

• Connects clients with opportunities in their community to develop relationships with others.
• Supports employment, educational, and volunteer interests and goals.

Qualifications

About you…

• You possess a strong desire to help others with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication.
• You believe that leading means more than just managing.
• You exhibit trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty.
• You respect diversity and inclusion.
• You demonstrate professionalism in communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention-to-detail and follow-through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality.
• You take part in continuous education, training, and personal development & growth.

We are hopeful you have…

• Two-year degree or minimum 2 years’ equivalent work experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to become certified in CPR/First Aid.
• Commitment to scheduled shifts, assigned duties, and performance expectations.