Rehabilitation Services Aide

Northwell Health; Massapequa (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Therapy Support Aide to assist therapists, prepare patients for treatment and maintain a clean, organized Therapy Department. You will transport patients and help with equipment setup as part of daily duties.

The role involves assisting in workshops and various tasks essential to department operations, with entry-level experience accepted and a High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for treatment by therapist and assists therapists during therapy.
• Transports patients 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 neatly.
• Positions patients for treatment and assists in transfers.
• Assembles and places equipment and supplies for use.
• Performs various duties essential to department operations.

Skills

Patient support

Transports

Equipment setup

Clerical/data entry

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wheelchair

Stretcher

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).