Rehab Extern (Part time TEMPORARY) Jefferson Methodist

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Group rates on insurance

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. is seeking a Rehabilitation Aide to assist rehabilitation staff by preparing patients and equipment for physical therapy and treatments. You will support patients during therapy, assist with personal care, and help maintain equipment and the clinical environment.

Prior volunteer hospital experience is preferred, and a high school diploma is required. Work shift is Workday Day in the United States; this temporary position supports daily program

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Prior volunteer experience in a hospital or clinical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and staff in line with Jefferson values.
• Adheres to Hospital Safety and Infection Control policies per OSHA.
• Observes and helps implement therapy techniques to support clinical experience.
• Assists staff with treatment programs including mobility, transfers and exercises.
• Maintains the clinical environment, equipment and supplies.
• Performs assigned clerical and clinical maintenance duties to support daily operations.
• Engages with others consistent with hospital core values.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Details Assists the rehabilitation staff by preparing patients and equipment for physical therapy and treatments. May also assist staff in support of patient during therapy, the personal care of patients, and the cleaning and storing of equipment.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Adheres to Corporate Compliance Guidelines Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with the Hospital Safety and Infection Control policies as required by OSHA and the Patient Safety Program.
• Adheres to all Jefferson Policies and Procedures.
• Observes, learns and implements therapy techniques in order to facilitate skill building and patient exposure in preparation for future clinical experience.
• Assisting rehabilitation staff in carrying out treatment programs including mobility, transfers, functional activities, and exercise programs under the supervision of a licensed therapist/ therapist assistant.
• Maintenance of the clinical environment, equipment, and supplies.
• In addition, the Rehabilitation Aide is assigned clerical and clinical maintenance duties that support the daily operations of the specific program.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.

Education: High School Diploma

Experience: Prior volunteer experience in a hospital or clinical setting preferred.

Work Shift: Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type: Temporary Employee Entity Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address: 2301 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.

Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Equal Opportunity

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription)
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits
• Group rates on insurance and discounts
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education.

With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years.

Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization.

From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.