Receptionist

General Summary

The primary responsibilities of the Rehab Aide include maintaining supplies and equipment within the clinic, assisting in group treatment, fabricate adaptations, maintain the clinic area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition, and provide clerical support when needed.

Consistently demonstrates support of the RIC statement of Mission and Philosophy by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute.

Demonstrates RIC Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and RIC Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, & Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Prepares patients for treatments or evaluation, assisting them as necessary to undress and don garments or treatment aids. Ensures patients are in proper and comfortable position for assigned therapy procedure.
2. Transfers, moves, and ambulates patients to and from department with wheelchair or stretcher in a safe manner as requested by therapist.
3. Assists therapist in patient care during group or supervised treatment sessions such as exercise and weight training programs, hydrotherapy and gait training.
4. Fabricates equipment adaptations for patient''s using sewing materials and small hand tools.
5. Maintains adaptive equipment inventory including issuing supplies to staff and notifying appropriate personnel of deficiencies.
6. Maintains clinic area in a neat organized manner and performs infection control procedures including disinfecting equipment.
7. Maintains food inventory for patient use including shopping for needed supplies, dating, and rotating current supply.
8. Performs clerical support when needed including reception duties, file maintenance, document distribution, library maintenance and retrieval of medical records.
9. Maintains appropriate inventory of supplies and equipment including documentation of usage and replenishment.
10. Clean and maintain RIC rental wheelchairs.
11. Delivers/stores supplies and equipment received from Central Supply

Reporting Relationships

Inpatient: Manager, Allied Health
Outpatient & Day Rehab: Clinical Manager
Partnership Locations: Clinical Manager or Administrative Director, Partnership

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

1. Work requires general education normally acquired in high school.
2. Basic analytical skills necessary in order to maintain simple records and completes minor repairs on equipment and observe patients.
3. One to three months on-the-job orientation to become familiar with techniques, policies, procedures and to become confident in dealing with patients and staff.
4. Interpersonal skills necessary in order to effectively interact and exchange factual information with patients.

Working Conditions

1. Normal patient care environment with some, little or no exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.
2. Exposure to infectious and contagious diseases when working with patients.
3. May include exposure to community settings.
4. Includes Saturday and Sunday work.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Grade - 03

Required Skills

Required Experience