Carilion Clinic · 1 day ago
Flex REHABILITATION AIDE - CRMH Acute Care
Roanoke, Virginia
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expCarilion Clinic is a healthcare organization seeking a Rehabilitation Aide to assist in providing therapeutic services under the direction of licensed therapists. The role involves supporting patient care, maintaining the treatment area, and performing clerical functions to ensure efficient departmental operations.
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Responsibilities
Assists the therapists and therapy assistants in providing safe, effective and quality therapeutic interventions for patients taking into consideration the patient’s age and developmental level
Transports patients to and from therapy in an effective manner incorporating safe management of transfer equipment such as wheelchairs and stretchers
Prepares patient treatment area for therapy session including gym area, patients' room, hydrotherapy to maintain a clean field, and cleans equipment according to infection control guidelines
Follows instructions for room set up prior to treatment session and return patient's room to order
Maintains supplies and keeps the department in a safe, neat and orderly condition
Completes additional assigned tasks and follows JCAHO and biomedical guidelines for maintaining safe equipment
Coordinates/collaborates patient care/clinical activities with patients, families, therapists and other members of the health care team to achieve efficient clinical activity and communication
Performs basic clerical functions including but not limited to answering the phone, scheduling, taking phone messages, copying, filing, entering charges into the computer, and checking and verifying patient charges
Collects data for performance improvement, departmental initiatives, and scorecard projects
Enhances personal growth by attending in-services and departmental meetings, participates in departmental program development and growth, and completes peer review for performance evaluations
Will maintain annual departmental competencies, hospital required in-services, and other specific information for yearly performance evaluation
Serves as a resource and team member to other rehabilitation aides by participating in new employee orientation and completion of orientation competency sign offs
Orients new employees
Will work under the direct supervision of professional staff or as per site policy and procedures
Interacts with patients, physicians, and other health care providers, families, visitors, management, ancillary departments, and the general public
May have to deal with difficult patients, families, and other customers
Assists therapists in the areas of physical, occupational and/or speech-language pathologists as requested through written/verbal communication
Accesses and may update confidential patient healthcare records
Follows HIPAA guidelines
Recommends cost containment initiatives in immediate work area
Utilizes good judgment through basic patient observation skills and provides input to therapists
Allows therapists to provide early therapeutic intervention on patients who require additional assistance
Contributes to meeting the clerical functions of the department
Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily indoors in a clinical setting including hospital, nursing home or outpatient sites
May be required to work at other Carilion facilities to meet staffing needs, in which case will provide own transportation
Work requires physical activity with patients including lifting, manipulating, pushing, pulling, bending and walking
Patients may weigh over 200 pounds
Occasional exposure to serious injury and frequent environmental hazards to include blood and bodily fluids requiring standard precautions
Age-specific criteria: Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served under the direct supervision of the professional staff or as per policy and procedures at site
Other: May be required to work at other Carilion facilities to meet staffing needs
Participate in holiday and weekend rotation as per site requirements
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent
1 year of patient related experience or equivalent
BLS-certified (from a Carilion approved program) within six months of employment and maintained annually
Complete hospital orientation and yearly requirements for performance evaluation
Complete unit orientation and competencies within 3 months
Successfully complete and maintain annual department competencies
Good interpersonal skills and effective communication
Ability to comprehend and follow instructions
Ability to work closely with others as a team member and follow Service Excellence model
Ability to properly assess and prioritize responsibilities and tasks
Ability to work in fast paced and often changing healthcare environment
Basic knowledge of computer to perform data entry or assist therapists with patient assignments
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse
Discounts on childcare
Continued education and training
Company
Carilion Clinic
Carilion Clinic is a health care organization based in Virginia with more than 650 physicians in 70 specialties.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (19)
2023 (13)
2022 (13)
2021 (15)
2020 (31)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.3MKey Investors
CDA FoundationVirginia Innovation Partnership CorporationUnitedHealthcare
2025-04-04Grant
2023-04-18Grant· $0.07M
2022-08-10Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Steve Arner
President / CEO, Carilion Medical Center
Don Halliwill
Chief Financial Officer
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