Rehab Aide

United Hospital Center; Bridgeport (WV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UHC United Hospital Center is seeking a Rehabilitation Services helper to assist licensed clinicians in physical, occupational and speech therapy. You will support treatment routines, help manage equipment, and handle daily patient transport with safety emphasis.

Responsibilities include supply management, charge reconciliation, and maintaining productivity reports for the Rehabilitation Services department.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days of hire.
• Two months hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist licensed clinicians in patient treatment according to routines.
• Clean and manage rehabilitation equipment.
• Handle patient charge reconciliation including entry and corrections.
• Transport patients with attention to safety.
• Manage supplies and inventory for rehabilitation services.
• Maintain monthly statistics on volumes, revenue, and expenses.
• Report daily productivity to Director and Team Leaders.
• Perform additional supportive tasks as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

EMR navigation

Safety procedures

Education

High School graduate

BLS certification

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

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Assists the physical, occupational and speech therapist in the treatment and care of patients in accordance with established methods and procedures of the Rehabilitation Services Department and the hospital. Assists with clerical duties of Rehabilitation Services and other assigned supportive tasks as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire.

Experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two months previous hospital experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for assisting the licensed clinicians in the treatment of patients, adhering to instructions given by the clinicians and following established treatment routines.
• Responsible for cleaning and management of rehabilitation equipment.
• Manages patient charge reconciliation on a daily basis, including charge entry and corrections as needed.
• Responsible for transporting patients as assigned with attention to safety.
• Manages supplies and inventory for rehabilitation services including ordering materials and stocking as needed.
• Maintains statistics regarding volumes, revenue, and expenses for rehabilitation services on a monthly basis.
• Calculates and reports daily productivity to Director and Team Leaders.
• Additional tasks supportive to Rehabilitation Services may be assigned as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms.
• Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Cognizant of environmental factors, infection control issues and maintains a safe environment

Skills And Abilities

• Strong Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact in a professional manner with all customers and associates.
• Able to perform assignments and work under pressure.
• Ability to be scheduled for work based on operations needs of the hospital.
• Ability to deal tactfully and harmoniously with guests, in person and via telephone.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient ranging from pediatric to geriatric.
• Maintain established department and hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, infection and hazardous material control.
• Basic Computer Skills/Word & Excel documents/Navigate the organizations EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Shift:

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company

UHC United Hospital Center

Cost Center

210 UHC Physical Therapy

Address

327 Medical Park Drive
Bridgeport
West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.