SIH-REHAB AIDE
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Sparrow
Ionia, MI, US
Summary
The Rehab Aide assists clinicians with therapy interventions, patient mobility, and treatment area preparation. They also perform essential clerical tasks, equipment maintenance, and inventory management to support department operations.
Job Description
Job Opportunity
Job ID: 55487
Positions Location: Ionia, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job: Provide
Description:
Positions Location: Ionia, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
Provide assistance in the provision of patient care and non-patient related activities to support day-to-day operations of the department.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Assist in the provision of therapy interventions under the supervision of a staff PT, PTA, ATC, OT, OTA, or EP. Therapy interventions include but are not limited to: modality assistance; equipment and treatment area set-up and clean up; assistance with exercise programs, ambulation, transfers, wheelchair mobility, mat activities, ADLs activities, and tabletop activities.
- Communicates verbally with the responsible clinician regarding the patient's feedback related the delegated intervention.
- Perform and document cleaning and maintenance activities on equipment according to department standards. These include but are not limited to cleaning treatment booths, stocking clean linens, removing dirty linens, disinfecting patient care equipment and performing routine maintenance checks.
- Monitor inventory and order department supplies, equipment and linens as needed. Maintain inventory of department therapy supplies and generate purchasing requisitions as needed.
- Performs clerical duties to assist clerical staff including answering phones, scheduling of new patients, directing patients and/or visitors, and daily therapy scheduling.
- Participates in in-services, staff meetings, continuing education courses and other meetings as requested.
- Participates in inpatient treatment at Sparrow Ionia Hospital as directed and supervised by the Physical Therapist.
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements
| General Requirements | • None. |
| Work Experience | • Prior patient care experience preferred |
| Education | High School Diploma or G.E.D. Some college credit in a rehab-related profession preferred |
| Specialized Knowledge and Skills | • Demonstrate physical ability to lift position and transport physically impaired patients. • Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills in dealing with patients, physicians, families, co-workers and other health professionals. • Demonstrate self-initiative and ability to work independently. • Demonstrate good time management in the performance of multiple tasks. • Demonstrate ability to adapt to changing work situations. • Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients serviced in her/his assigned service area as related to the principle duties and responsibilities of the position. The skills and knowledge needed to provide such care may be gained through education, training and experience. • Ability to answer phone calls to the department and triage requests for therapy services |
UM Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Job Family
Patient Services/Nursing Support
Requirements:
| Shift | Days |
| Degree Type / Education Level | High School / GED |
| Status | Per Diem |
| Facility | Sparrow Ionia Hospital |
| Experience Level | Under 4 Years |
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year. With 526 providers at 115 sites of care across the region, Sparrow is your community health partner in Mid-Michigan, no matter what town or county you call home.
Our mission is to provide the best possible care to every patient, every time. What does that mean?
It means we bring critical care to rural communities. We keep your kids healthy at our primary care practices. We help you get active at our fitness and recreation centers in Lansing and Charlotte. We provide world-class care to patients fighting cancer at the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center and deliver the most advanced treatment for a healthy heart at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. We welcome your new little ones into the world at the Mother Baby Center, where we deliver 4,000 babies a year. And we provide the best emergency care in Mid-Michigan as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
We’re committed to providing the best care for patients like you — and your family and friends in Mid-Michigan — because supporting the health of our community is what matters to us most.
Founded
1896
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lansing, Michigan
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year. With 526 providers at 115 sites of care across the region, Sparrow is your community health partner in Mid-Michigan, no matter what town or county you call home.
Our mission is to provide the best possible care to every patient, every time. What does that mean?
It means we bring critical care to rural communities. We keep your kids healthy at our primary care practices. We help you get active at our fitness and recreation centers in Lansing and Charlotte. We provide world-class care to patients fighting cancer at the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center and deliver the most advanced treatment for a healthy heart at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. We welcome your new little ones into the world at the Mother Baby Center, where we deliver 4,000 babies a year. And we provide the best emergency care in Mid-Michigan as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
We’re committed to providing the best care for patients like you — and your family and friends in Mid-Michigan — because supporting the health of our community is what matters to us most.
Founded
1896
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lansing, Michigan
