Rehab Tech

Leewood Healthcare Center; Annandale (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Leewood Healthcare Center is seeking a Rehab Technician to support therapists and the rehab team in Annandale, VA. The role includes clerical tasks, patient preparation, and coordination with other departments to ensure smooth treatment sessions.

Responsibilities cover assisting with treatments, transporting patients, maintaining filing systems, answering calls, and participating in meetings. CNA certification in VA is required, with prior inpatient or nursing center experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• CNA certification in VA is required*.
• Previous inpatient/resident care in a nursing center, hospital, or rehabilitation center preferred. Therapist students will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assist the therapist and assistant in clerical and patient, client, team member related duties.
• Participate in department meetings and in facility meetings as assigned.
• Perform clerical work as directed, including computerized activities.
• Consistently attends work and provides appropriate notice for scheduled vacations.
• Answer and direct phone calls.
• Develop and maintain a filing system.
• Assist with treatment as directed by therapist.
• Coordinate work activities with members of other departments and other staff within the rehabilitation department.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and teambuilding approach with all patients, clients, team members.
• Provide general support to visitors.
• Transport patients scheduled to and from treatment areas.
• Prepare patients for treatment.
• Assist patients, clients, team members with particular issues or needs.
• Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency.
• Participate in facility performance improvement programs.
• Perform other duties as requested.
• Report any unusual incidents to DOR.
• Assist in maintaining the cleanliness of the treatment areas and department.
• Assist with maintaining an adequate stock of supplies and equipment.

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

CNA certification in VA is required*

Job description

• Assistthetherapistandassistantinclericalandpatient,client,teammemberrelatedduties
• Participateindepartmentmeetingsandinfacilitymeetingsasassigned
• Answeranddirectphonecalls
• Developandmaintainafilingsystem
• Assistwithtreatmentasdirectedbytherapist
• Coordinateworkactivitieswithmembersofotherdepartmentsandotherstaffwithintherehabilitation department
• Demonstrateapositiveattitudeandteambuildingapproachwithallpatients,clients,teammembers
• Transport patientsasscheduledtoandfromtreatmentareas
• Prepare patientsfortreatment
• Assistpatients,clients,teammemberswithparticularissuesorneeds
• Performotherdutiesasrequested
• ReportanyunusualincidentstoDOR
• Assistinmaintainingthecleanlinessofthetreatmentareasanddepartment
• Assistwithmaintaininganadequatestockofsuppliesandequipment

Rehab Technician

Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Assistthetherapistandassistantinclericalandpatient,client,teammemberrelatedduties
• Participateindepartmentmeetingsandinfacilitymeetingsasassigned
• Performclericalworkasdirected,includingcomputerizedactivities
• Consistentlyattendsworkandprovidesappropriatenoticeforscheduledvacations
• Answeranddirectphonecalls
• Developandmaintainafilingsystem
• Assistwithtreatmentasdirectedbytherapist
• Coordinateworkactivitieswithmembersofotherdepartmentsandotherstaffwithintherehabilitation department
• Demonstrateapositiveattitudeandteambuildingapproachwithallpatients,clients,teammembers
• Providegeneralsupporttovisitors
• Transport patientsasscheduledtoandfromtreatmentareas
• Prepare patientsfortreatment
• Assistpatients,clients,teammemberswithparticularissuesorneeds
• Actquicklyandresponsiblyincasesofemergency
• Participateinfacilityperformanceimprovementprograms
• Performotherdutiesasrequested
• ReportanyunusualincidentstoDOR
• Assistinmaintainingthecleanlinessofthetreatmentareasanddepartment
• Assistwithmaintaininganadequatestockofsuppliesandequipment

EXPOSURERISK

TheRehabilitationTechisathighriskforexposuretobloodandbodyfluids.

SUPERVISIONRECEIVED

• ReportstotheDirectorofRehabordesignee.

SUPERVISIONEXERCISED

• Asdelegated

EDUCATION

• HighSchoolgraduateorequivalent.
• CNA certification in VA is required*

Experience

• Previousexperienceinpatient/residentcareinanursingcenter,hospital,or rehabilitationcenterpreferred.Therapystudentswillbeconsidered.

WORKINGCONDITIONS

• Worksinwell-lighted/ventilated officeandtherapy areas.
• Sitting,standing,bending,liftingandmovingintermittentlyduringworkinghours.
• Subjecttofrequentinterruptions.
• Involvedwithpatients/residents,familymembers,personnel,etc.,underallconditions/circumstances.
• Subjecttohostileandemotionallyupsetpatients/residents,familymembers,etc.
• Communicates with the medical staff, nursing personnel, andother departmentsupervisors.
• Willingness to workbeyond normal working hours, and in otherpositions temporarily, whennecessary.
• Mustbeconstantlyalertforpatient’s/resident’ssafety.
• Subject to falls, burns from equipment, infectious diseases, odors, etc., throughout theworkday.
• Subjecttolifting,carryingandsupportingpatients/residents.
• AbletotravelbetweenfacilitiesasindicatedbySupervisor.
• Mobilephoneuseisonlypermittedduringbreakandnonpaidallocatedlunchtimes.Phonesshouldbekeptonvibrateatalltimes.

Specificrequirements

• Completionofon-the-joborientationandtrainingprogram.

Physicalrequirements

• Must be able to move (walk, stoop, bend, stand, sit push, pull and lift) intermittently throughoutthe workday.
• Must beable tospeak theEnglishlanguageinanunderstandablemanner.
• Mustbeabletocopewiththementalandemotionalstressoftheposition.
• Mustpossesssight/hearingsensesoruseprostheticsthatwillenablethesesensestofunctionadequately,sothattherequirementsofthispositioncanbefullymet.
• Mustfunctionindependently,haveflexibility,personalintegrity,andtheabilitytoworkeffectivelywithpatients,clients,andteammembers.
• Mustbeingoodgeneral healthanddemonstrateemotionalstability.
• Mustbeabletoandworkwithill,disabled,elderly,emotionallyupset,andattimes,hostilepeoplewithinthefacility.
• Mustbeabletoliftpatients/residents,medicalequipment,supplies,etc.to50lbs