Rehab Aide - Inpatient

aah; Aurora; On-site; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a part-time Inpatient Rehabilitation Support role at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. The position involves assisting with patient transfers, hydrotherapy, and basic care tasks in a 25-hour workweek schedule across weekdays with weekend shifts every four weeks.

Requires a high school diploma and BLS within 6 months. No prior experience is required; strong communication and age-appropriate care skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 6 months (per department).
• Good communication skills and ability to relate to people of all age groups.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from rehabilitation area using standard precautions.
• Performs treatment modalities including hydrocollator packs, ultrasound, and paraffin.
• Assists patients with toileting, ambulation or unskilled exercises as delegated.
• Provides hydrotherapy treatment as directed by a therapist, including scheduling and cleaning.
• Orders and dispenses clean linen; maintains storage areas.
• Orders and stocks supplies; performs clerical duties as assigned.
• Performs patient positioning and transferring duties; uses proper lifting techniques.
• Demonstrates age-appropriate care and communication with patients.

Skills

Good communication

Age-appropriate care

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

Department: 37650 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Status: Part time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 25

Schedule Details/Additional Information: 25 hours/week-50 hours/pay period; Monday-Friday: 5.5 hr shift: 9:30- 1500 (includes 30 mins of unpaid lunch); 2 weekend shifts/4 weeks, 1 holiday/year

Inpatient rehab program

Pay Range: $19.80 - $29.70

Major Responsibilities:

• Transports patients to and from rehabilitation area using standard precautions.
• Performs treatment modalities including but not limited to hydrocollator packs, ultrasound, and paraffin.
• Assists patients with toileting, ambulation or unskilled exercises as delegated.
• Provides hydrotherapy treatment as directed by a therapist including scheduling, patient transfers, treatment clean up. Cleans hydro area, modality equipment, hydrocollator pack machine, hydrotherapy equipment, paraffin unit and exercise equipment.
• Orders and dispenses clean linen throughout area. Empties hampers and changes linen in the treatment areas.
• Orders and stocks supplies, including cleaning solutions. Maintains clean and safe work equipment and storage areas.
• Performs miscellaneous clerical and delegated duties as assigned. This may include entering charges, answering telephones, taking patient orders, filing patient charts, assisting with prior authorization paperwork, and discharging.
• Performs various patient positioning, transferring and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. 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 his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.

Education Required

• High School Graduate.

Experience Required

• No experience required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Must have good communication skills.
• Ability to relate to people of all age groups.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be able to:
• lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist.
• Lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
• Carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to:
• push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• Perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Position requires repetitive use of hands:
• simple grasping - 5-15 lbs. - 20% of the workday.
• Pushing/pulling - up to 75-100 lbs. - 10% of the day.
• Fine manipulation of hands.
• Must have functional use of senses to allow for effective communication.
• Potential for exposure to blood and body fluids through patient contact and therefore must have ability to wear protective clothing as needed.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.