Rehabilitation Services Aide

Northwell Health; Glen Head (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Therapy Aide to assist therapists in treatment, prepare patients, and help maintain an orderly therapy department. The role involves transporting patients by stretcher or wheelchair and setting up equipment for sessions in a busy hospital setting.

You will support staff, take messages, enter basic information into the computer, and perform related duties as needed. A high school diploma and 0-1 year of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• Transports equipment and supplies.
• Assists in workshops, as required.
• Performs related duties as required including messages and basic data entry as needed.

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).