Rehabilitation Aide

Overview

Who We Are To empower our senior participants to age at home with dignity through personalized, comprehensive care plans that deliver high-quality health and human services along with strong community support.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

The Rehabilitation Aide is responsible for performing assigned duties in caring for the participants, assisting in the productive operation of the rehab department. The Rehabilitation Aide maintains the treatment area clean and preps for therapy sessions, assist in the transporting of patients to and from the rehab area. This position ensures that these functions are done within Innovative Integrated Health policies and procedures, within applicable Federal, State, and local laws and standards in an efficient manner.

Travel may be necessary to support all Innovative Integrated Health (IIH) sites.

• As part of the health care team, provide maintenance care that will maintain the independence of the participant to conduct activities of daily living, including toileting, showers, eating, and grooming. Assist in the maintenance of physical activity, exercise, transfers and ambulation.
• Provide maintenance care as assigned in a safe manner, consistent with policies and procedures of the center.
• Assist in treatment setups and routine patient care tasks, such as applying heat packs, weights and setting participants in the bicycle or treadmill
• Maintain cleanliness and order in rehab, cleans/sanitizes rehab equipment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), hydrocollator tank and furniture
• Check hydrocollator water level and temperature every day and log temperatures. Reports any malfunction to supervisor.
• Responsible for participant safety, identify safety hazards and emergency situations, and initiate corrective action as able.
• Keep a record of open caseload and schedule participants appointments in rehab in the computer system in an efficient and timely manner and collaborate with transportation with participants schedule
• Assist with general activities such as conversing with participants, providing support in supervising participants safety while in the rehab, provide patient care under direct supervision of Physical Therapist (PT) or Occupational Therapist (OT).
• Assist in identifying signs and symptoms indicating physical, emotional, or behavioral change in participants and reporting these signs to the center staff and/or supervisor, including but not limited to, any changes in skin integrity, decline in function , or changes in ambulation
• Assure compliance with infection control, personal protection equipment, blood-borne pathogens, hazardous material handling, and fire safety standards.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all participant information.
• Escort participants to and from rehabilitation, and other appointments as necessary.
• Wash towels, pillow cases and linens and maintain an upkeep of clean towels, linens, pillow cases and refilling rehab stocks such as gloves, sani-cloths, Kleenex
• Keep a record of participants in the maintenance program
• Responsible for scheduling rehabilitation services and contacting participants to confirm.
• Travel may be necessary to support all Innovative Integrated Health (IIH) sites.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, projects, and committees as assigned.
• Adhere to and support the center’s practices, procedures, and policies including assigned break times and attendance.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner; and perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
• May be required to use personal vehicle, if applicable. If using a personal vehicle, a valid California Driver’s License is required.

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques involved in relating to frail elderly persons.
• Skill in communicating with participants, their families, and other staff members; ability to establish a helping, trusting…