Therapy Aide I

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation seeks a patient care assistant to support therapists and care teams in a busy clinical setting. You will assist with therapeutic activities, monitor treatment areas, and help with clerical duties to ensure smooth operations.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and BLS/CPR certification, with preference for an associate degree. This role requires attention to safety, confidentiality, and teamwork in a health-system environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Associate's Degree preferred.
• BLS/CPR certification required by the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient care and related activities as instructed by clinical staff.
• Monitor inventory and treatment areas to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Perform clerical duties including scheduling, filing, and phone calls.
• Clean and organize work space and disinfect equipment after treatment.
• Assist patients with exercises, transfers, and use of assistive devices as directed.
• Transport patients to treatment areas and support mobility as needed.
• Discuss patient information with therapy staff to coordinate care.
• Maintain and prepare treatment areas and equipment for use.

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's Degree

Job description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists in patient care and related activities as instructed by the physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, certified occupational therapist assistant or speech language pathologist.
• Monitors inventory, clinical areas, patient waiting area as assigned to ensure optimal delivery of services.
• Performs clerical functions including but not limited to the following: taking inventory, ordering supplies, photocopying, answering telephone, faxing, scheduling, word processing, database input, voice mail operations, generation of computer reports and filing.
• Clean and organize work area and disinfect equipment after treatment
• Instruct, motivate, safeguard and assist patients practicing exercises and functional activities, under direction of medical staff.
• Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
• Transport patients to and from treatment areas, using wheelchairs or providing standing support.
• Confer with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment.
• Maintain equipment and furniture to keep it in good working condition, including performing the assembly and disassembly of equipment and accessories.
• Change linens, such as bed sheets and pillow cases.
• Arrange treatment supplies to keep them in order.
• Assist patients to dress, undress, and put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, and slings.
• Demonstrates the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Demonstrates the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem and alerts the appropriate person.

PATIENT / CUSTOMER

Essential Accountabilities

• Ensures communication and collaboration with supervisors and fellow co-workers to serve patients and other customers to the best of his/her ability.
• Is professional in all actions and appearance
• Ensure compliance with regulatory parameters
• Uses resources wisely – as if they were one’s own.
• Demonstrates understanding and ownership of how his/her role contributes to achieving the success of the Department and the Health System.
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
• Anticipates patients’/customers’ needs and acts accordingly.
• Works to enhance patient satisfaction
• Assist patients and families
• Analyzes problems from the customers’ point of view.
• Honors patient/customer/employee confidentiality.
• Seeks feedback on how to improve performance and offers constructive feedback, as well.
• Applies learning for improved performance.
• Presents self professionally & demonstrates professional behavior during interactions with others
• Strives to understand and value differences in others’ race, nationality, gender, age, background, experience, and style.

PATIENT/ EMPLOYEE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Patient Care Providers
• Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
• Validation of annual competencies required for the position

OPERATIONS

Area Preparation and Maintenance

• Assists therapist with patient care
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensures treatment area is compliant with federal, state and local regulatory standards and requirements, including JCAHO, Department of Health, funding agencies, FDA, HIPAA, HCFA, DPW and others.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

• High School Diploma required
• Associate's Degree preferred

Work Experience

• 1 year of experience working in similar clinical setting preferred

Licenses / Certifications

• BLS / CPR for a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required