Therapy Aide Inpatient Rehab Hospital
Therapy Aide Inpatient Rehab Hospital
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Job Description
Overview
Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital
*A joint venture with Select Medical & Penn State Health*
Hummelstown PA
Therapy Aide FullTime
Benefits of being a Therapy Aide with us:
- Working with a great therapy team
- Impact on patient care and their quality of life
- Ability to grow and learn new skills
- Competitive rates
- A network of over 50K employees nationwide with relocation and advancement opportunities
- Fullbenefits package Fulltime employees (Including medical dental vision 401k life insurance short and long term disability and tuition assistance)
Responsibilities
Position Summary
Assists therapy staff with identification and transportation needs for patient care in the rehab treatment areas and with the coordination of care between rehab and nursing floors.
Specific Duties
- Performs patient related tasks assigned by therapist
- Lifts patients to/from mats treatment and tilt tables wheelchairs and other equipment appropriate to the facility/department.
- Assists patients with transfer activities to all surfaces.
- Assists patients in donning/doffing all appliances specific to the facility/department.
- Positions patients in parallel bars and prepares patients for standing with appropriate orthotic/prosthetic devices and equipment.
- Transports patients to/from therapy as needed.
- Assists therapist with other patient related treatment activities as appropriate and providing equipment.
- Assist with patient related activities including equipment setup and patient positioning in preparation for therapy session as outlined in the State Practice
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent required
Preferred Experience
- One or more years of hospital experience as therapy aide preferred.
Additional Data
Select Medical is an organization that is passionate about safety for our patients and our team members. The Inpatient Rehabilitation Division conducts postoffer employment testing (POET) for a number of job titles including but not limited to:
- Rehabilitation Assistant/Nursing Assistant
- Nurse
- Physical Occupational and Speech Therapy
- Environmental Services
POETS are completed as part of the onboarding process to be completed before an employees first day of work.
Select Medical is an equal opportunity employer committed to dealing with employees in a nondiscriminatory manner and based on jobrelated qualifications and abilities. The Company will recruit hire train and promote all persons without regard to race color sex religion national origin veteran status age 40 and over) marital status disability or history of disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational qualification) or any other protected status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
