Per Diem Rehabilitation Services Aide - Astoria

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Therapy Department Assistant to support therapists by preparing patients, transporting to and from the department, and maintaining a clean, orderly workspace. The role includes assisting with equipment setup, ordering supplies, and performing routine tasks.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and 0-1 years of relevant experience. This role emphasizes reliability, basic data entry, and teamwork in a clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Requires basic patient care skills.
• Includes data entry of basic information into a computer.
• Involves handling and preparing equipment for use.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for treatment by therapist; assists therapists during therapy.
• Transports patients to and from department using stretcher or wheelchair.
• Maintains equipment and working area in clean, orderly condition.
• Assists in ordering supplies; orders linens and maintains linen closet.
• Places patients in position for treatment and assists in transfers.
• Assembles and places equipment and supplies for use.
• Performs various duties essential to department function (messaging, data entry, messenger duties).
• Transports equipment and supplies.
• Assists in workshops as required.
• Performs related duties as required under ADA.

Skills

Patient care

Data entry

Equipment handling

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Prepares patients for treatment. Assists Therapists in their treatment of patients. Maintains Therapy Department in a neat and orderly fashion.

Job Responsibility

• Prepares patients for treatment by therapist; assists therapists during therapy.
• Transports patients, independently, to and from department using stretcher or wheelchair.
• Maintains equipment and working area in clean, orderly condition.
• Assists professional staff in ordering supplies; orders linens and maintains linen closet in a neat and orderly condition.
• Places patients in position for treatment and assists in transfers.
• Assembles and places equipment and supplies for use.
• Performs a variety of duties essential to the function of the department such as taking messages, entering and retrieving basic information into/from computer, performing messenger duties, etc.
• Transports equipment and supplies.
• Assists in workshops, as required.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).