Rehabilitation Technician: Support Therapies & Patient Care

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Arlington Heights, IL is seeking a Rehabilitation Technician to assist patients and the treatment team during sessions and day-care activities. You will help prepare patients, transfer them safely, and support therapy routines in a clean, organized environment.

The role requires a high school diploma and healthcare experience; strong communication and compassion are essential. This on-site position offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, and the

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• 1 year of experience as a physical therapy aide, occupational therapy aide, or related health care experience with knowledge of patient care methods procedures and techniques preferred.
• Understanding of the growth and development of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Communicates effectively using verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
• Ability to take ownership for serving the customer, team, and organization for achieving goals and for resolving problems.
• Willingly adapts to changing work demands and work environment.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and makes sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
• Anticipates assesses and addresses the needs of patients, internal and external customers to positively influence the patient/customer experience (directly or indirectly).
• Ability to transfer and position patients, consistent with lifting up to 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for treatments or evaluation and assists them as necessary to undress and don garments or treatment aids.
• Transfers, moves, and ambulates patients to and from department with wheelchair or stretcher.
• Assists therapist in direct patient care activities such as sensory stimulation, training programs, gait training.
• Assists therapist in patient care during treatment sessions such exercise and weight training programs, hydrotherapy, and gait training.
• Conducts therapeutic regime for patients, which includes reinforcing learnings in self-care activities such as feeding, dressing, bathing and memory training.
• Observes patients and reports reactions or changes in condition immediately to supervising nurse or therapist.
• Fabricates equipment adaptations for patients.
• Maintains adaptive equipment inventory including issuing supplies to staff and notifying appropriate personnel of deficiencies.
• Maintains clinic area in a neat organized manner and performs infection control procedures including disinfecting equipment.
• Maintains food inventory for patient use including shopping for needed supplies, dating, and rotating current supply.
• Performs clerical support when needed including reception duties, file maintenance, document distribution, library maintenance and retrieval of medical records.
• Clean and maintain SRAlab rental wheelchairs.
• Delivers/stores supplies and equipment received from Central Supply.
• Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Skills

High school diploma

Healthcare experience

Communication

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Customer service mindset

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Arlington Heights, IL is seeking a Rehabilitation Technician to assist patients and the treatment team during sessions and day-care activities. You will help prepare patients, transfer them safely, and support therapy routines in a clean, organized environment.

The role requires a high school diploma and healthcare experience; strong communication and compassion are essential. This on-site position offers competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, and the