Rehabilitation Technician - Domiciliary Assistant

Veterans Health Administration

Cleveland (OH)

On-site

USD 46,000 - 55,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Cleveland seeks a Rehabilitation Technician - Domiciliary Assistant to support residents within Social Work Service. Responsibilities include safety inspections, documenting observations, and initiating corrective actions such as work orders.

The role requires relocation within commutable distance and provides non-virtual duties. Key tasks include developing helping relationships, assisting with resident challenges, orientation processes, and ensuring accurate

Qualifications

Transcript must be submitted with your application.
Federal education recognized by U.S. Dept. of Education may be used to qualify.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains professional helping relationships with residents.
Assists residents with physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral challenges.
Provides program orientation and check-ins after return from pass.
Performs daily safety, security, and privacy inspections.
Documents observations and initiates corrective actions such as work orders.
Coordinates with backup staff to ensure urgent tasks are completed.

Skills

Safety inspections

Documentation

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Resident support

Education

Transcript required

Job description

Rehabilitation Technician - Domiciliary Assistant

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for a Rehabilitation Technician - Domiciliary Assistant. The Rehabilitation Technician - Domiciliary Assistant will function within Social Work Service. Responsibilities include completing safety, security, and privacy inspections, documenting observations, and initiating corrective actions such as work orders.

Key Responsibilities

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Develops and maintains professional helping relationships with residents. Assists residents with physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral challenges. Provides program orientation and processes check-ins upon return from pass. Ensures shift reports occur verbally and in writing.

Manages storage, documentation, and the return of resident belongings. Coordinates with backup staff to ensure urgent tasks are completed. Provides coverage for absent colleagues. Documents team activities and ensure follow-up. Skill in written and oral communication, and the ability to interact in a positive manner with Veterans, medical staff, visitors and management. Ability to interact appropriately with Veterans who are demonstrating negative behaviors.

Models appropriate behavior and treat all individuals respectfully. Completes entries in the communication log. Performs daily inspections of equipment, supplies, and safety/security conditions and initiates corrective actions including work orders or emergency repairs. Provides administrative support including preparing program materials such as handbooks, orientation packets, and discharge documents, and processing residents for admission and clearance.

Responsibilities include completing safety, security, and privacy inspections, documenting observations, and initiating corrective actions such as work orders. Identifies or resolves resident concerns or refers to appropriate staff. Provides crisis intervention during medical, psychiatric, or behavioral emergencies, assessing situations promptly and securing appropriate care. Reports incidents and refers concerns to VA nursing or Charge Nursing depending on time of day.

Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Variable Shifts, to be discussed at interview Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $45535 – $55296/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-24.

How many openings are available?

There are 19 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.