Therapy Aide

NLCCWI; Ashland, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Employer paid life and disability

Health Savings Account contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

Job summary

NorthLakes Community Clinic in Ashland, Wisconsin is seeking a Therapy Aide to assist the occupational, physical and speech therapy teams. You will prep therapy rooms, verify materials, and support providers and patients during visits.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent with at least three months of related experience or training. CPR and food safety certifications must be current or obtained within required timeframes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, plus three months related experience and/or training.
• CPR Certification must be current or obtained within the first six months of employment.
• Food Safety Certifications must be current or obtained within first 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Set-up, clean, restock, and organize all therapy rooms and associated spaces.
• Shop for, cook, and prepare items for food therapy sessions.
• Ensure a safe and healthy kitchen environment by following food safety rules and conducting temperature checks.
• Complete therapy equipment inventory on a regular basis.
• Perform daily laundry tasks and kitchen cleaning tasks.
• Manage the Lending Closet, including inventory, check-in/out, cleaning, and organization.
• Perform clerical duties such as making copies, creating reports, sending patient letters, and other tasks.

Skills

Electronic Health Records

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

## Therapy AideApply: Ashland, WI: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR100571# **Caring for our community starts with you. Join a team that believes everyone deserves care.**Candidates must reside within NorthLakes' service area at the time of hire and maintain residency throughout employment.The Therapy Aide will assist the occupational, physical and/or speech therapy departments by ensuring all therapy rooms are prepped and cleaned for visits. Therapy aides will help support providers and patients by verifying all needed materials, tools, and resources are available for treatment. Salary begins at $17.71 + per hour depending on experience.**Essential Job Functions****Essential Functions of the Job:*** Set-up, clean, restock, and organize all therapy rooms and associated spaces.* Shop for, cook, and prepare items for food therapy sessions. Moderate cooking skills with the ability to follow very specific instructions required.* Ensure a safe and healthy kitchen environment by following food safety rules, performing temperature checks, and completing food inventories.* Complete therapy equipment inventory on a regular basis.* Perform daily laundry tasks and kitchen cleaning tasks.* Complete monthly safety checks for therapy equipment as directed.* Manage the Lending Closet. This includes inventory of items, checking items in and out, cleaning items, and organization of the items.* Perform clerical duties such as making copies, creating reports, sending patient letters, and other miscellaneous tasks as directed.* Other duties as assigned.**Qualifications and Education Requirements*** High school diploma or equivalent, plus three months related experience and/or training.**Preferred Skills**Experience with:* Electronic Health Records* Microsoft Office* Google Office**Required Credentials, Certification, Licensure*** CPR Certification must be current or obtained within the first six months of employment.* Food Safety Certifications must be current or obtained within first 30 days of hire.**Benefit Statement**For full time and part time employees who work 24 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:* Medical and dental insurance* Employer paid group term life and disability* Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account* Flexible Spending Accounts* Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Leave Bank* 403(b) with a 4% employer match**Various voluntary benefits:*** Vision Insurance* Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability* Tuition reimbursement* Health and Wellness reimbursement program* Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members* Partner of HRSA/NHSC loan repayment programOur Mission is to respond to the healthcare needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to wellness.NorthLakes Community Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.At **NorthLakes Community Clinic**, our organizational competencies highlight the behaviors and values that guide how we work and provide a shared foundation for performance, development, and growth throughout an employee’s career with us.**NorthLakes Community Clinic Organizational Competencies** **Mission Driven** - Advances the organizational mission, vision and values in executing job duties. **Customer Service** - Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets proper customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met. **Quality** - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems. **Creativity** - Generates new ideas, supports change, provides innovative solutions, solves problems creatively. **Integrity** - Earns the trust and confidence of coworkers and customers through honest communication, ethical behavior and professionalism in all interactions. **Teamwork** - Contributes to meeting team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a cooperative team atmosphere. **Self-Development** - Seeks out and accepts feedback, is a proactive learner, takes on tough assignments to improve skills, keeps knowledge and skills up-to-date, turns mistakes into learning opportunities. **Job Knowledge** - Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current. **Communication** - Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading, listening and interpersonal skills. **Dependability** - Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements. **Trauma/Resilience Informed** - Understands that trauma is prevalent and resilience can be cultivated and improved; and operates in a manner consistent with these principles.