REHABILITATION AIDE
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Description: VC Hospital on N St Francis is looking of REHABILITATION AIDE right now, this position will be reside in Kansas. For complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Via Christi Health's rich history of serving the people of Kansas and the surrounding region dates back more than 100 years to the healing ministries of our founding congregations. Today, Via Chris! ti Health is the largest provider of health care services in Kansas. We serve Kansas and northeast Oklahoma through our doctors, hospitals, senior villages and health services.
Position Summary:
A member of the Rehab Services staff, under direct supervision, who assists in the delivery of therapeutic interventions to all assigned patients.
The Rehab Aide position can be divided into three positions depending upon the number of skill sets acquired.
Aide 1 - would have basic skills and demonstrate competency with one skill set.
Aide 2 - would have basic skills and demonstrate competency with two skill sets.
Aide 3 - would have basic skills and demonstrate competency in all three skill sets.
The identified skill sets are further clarified in the next section of the job description.
Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Other duties may be assigned. Regular and reliable attendance is an ess! ential function of the job.
Anticipates patient/famil! y needs and assists with exceeding customer expectations in meeting needs.
Contributes to the quality improvement plan of the department.
Maintains clean and orderly environment, including changing linens and cleaning mats/ equipment. Opens and shuts down selected clinic areas daily.
Maintains inventory and orders supplies appropriately and judiciously.
Monitors equipment for safety and cleanliness and reports or arranges for needed repairs.
IDENTIFIED SKILL SETS:
Inpatient Rehab Aide specific duties include the following:
Assists with the delivery of therapeutic interventions under direct supervision.
Transports patients to and from therapy areas. Must be able to transfer patient from bed or mat to cart or wheelchair and manage lines / tubes.
Orders /stocks linen.
Manages supply/stocking of documentation forms.
Operates vital signs monitor.
Provides general maint! enance for modality equipment - fluidotherapy, TENS/NMES units, hydrocollator, refrigerator and oven.
Monitors/records refrigerator and hydrocollator temperatures.
Provides, after therapist direction, wheelchairs and necessary cushions for patients.
Provides maintenance care programs and documents services provided.
Prepares hydrotherapy tanks and cleans post use.
Manages oxygen supplies for department
Delivers therapy notes / documentation to patient charts
Provides simple crutch training and education for one day surgery patients.
Performs special projects as assigned.
Outpatient Rehab Aide specific duties include the following:
Provides modalities within the restrictions / supervision requirements of specific competency, such as electrical stimulation, ultrasound, iontophoresis, and removing mechanical traction.
Provides general maintenance for modality equipment -fluidot! herapy, paraffin, heat pan.
Monitors patients on exercise equi! pment, when asked.
Is competent with computer programs for scheduling and home programs.
Assists therapists with patient chart management, i.e., filing.
Monitors/cleans/organizes patient waiting room.
Performs special projects as assigned.
Office Assistant Rehab Aide specific duties include the following (note: these duties are not utilized at VCH-P):
Assists with computerized patient scheduling.
Enters patient charges.
Answers phones.
Faxes documents.
Copies documents.
Files documents.
Handles reception of patients.
Registers patients.
Prepares patient charts.
Dismantles patient charts.
Performs special projects as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
Behavioral Skills
A personal presence which is cha! racterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Via Christi Health.
Demonstrates good communication skills, both verbal and written.
Demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills with patients, family, staff and others.
Demonstrates and promotes teamwork by displaying flexibility and a willingness to assist coworkers and other departmental service areas or locations as requested, showing respect and cooperation with all departments and individuals.
Technical Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide! with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using uni! ts of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer skills with specific abilities in word processing and\or spreadsheet applications.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
CPR certification is required within 60 days of hire date. or Restorative
Aide certification is preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers offered by the American Heart Association or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer offered by the Red Cross received within 30 days from date of hire. (VCH-P)
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable a! ccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Occasionally required to sit or stand in a stationary position.
Frequently required to walk throughout the facility to perform job.
Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle and feel.
Occasionally required to climb stairs or ladders
Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Constantly required to communicate verbally, orally and in written form with patients.
Constantly required to identify and examine work environment to meet job requirements.
Constantly required to assess environment through smell.
Frequently required to carry, lift or move up to 30 lbs.
Occasionally required to carry, lift or move more than 50 lbs.
Working Conditions:
The employee is frequently exposed to indoor elements, such as:
toxic or caustic chemicals.
fumes or airborne particles.
The employee is occasionally ! exposed to indoor elements, such as:
wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather).
moving, mechanical parts.
risk of electrical shock.
risk of radiation.
vibration.
The employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor elements, such as:
outside weather conditions
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Position Scope/Patient Population:
Ages of patient population are dependent upon the work setting, but could include Pediatric (2-12), Adolescent (13-18), Adult (19-64), and Geriatric (65 and over).
Via Christi Health is an Equal Opportunity (EOE) and Affirmative Action Employer. We support diversity in the workplace.
Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the Via Christi Health application process, contact the HR Customer Service Center at 1-877-389-8864 or e-mail hrservicecenter@viachristi.org . The hearing impaire! d may contact Via Christi by calling the Kansas Relay Center at 1-800-766-3777.
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If you were eligible to this position, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to VC Hospital on N St Francis.
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This position will be opened on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:03:24 GMT
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