Rehab Technician I - 1st Shift, 32 Hours

Rehab Technician I - 1st Shift, 32 Hours

Job Category: Direct Care

Requisition Number: REHAB021065

Location: East Lansing, MI 48823, USA

Description

How you will change lives

The Rehabilitation Technician assists in the following areas of personal care and development:

Safety

• Monitors and ensures safety 24/7; this may be eyes-on, one-on-one, 15 or 30 minute checks, etc.
• Supports in crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution.

Relationship Building

• Establishes collaborative relationships built on trust and empathy through consistent and meaningful communication.
• Fosters a spirit of partnership with clients, the community, and other professionals.

Activities and Daily Living

• Helps build effective skills for problem-solving, communication, and independence.
• Assists clients in identifying and/or participating in social and leisure interests such as transporting/escorting to stores, concerts, movies, and in-house social events (games, barbeques, etc.)
• Supports clients with Activities of Daily Living, including but not limited to: getting to and from places, cooking, dressing and undressing, bathing and showering, combing hair, trimming nails, restroom assistance.
• Aids clients with bowel and bladder programs, feeding (G-tubes), wound care, and transfers.

Health

• Monitors vitals for any medical conditions or illnesses.
• Promotes positive behavior.
• Attends medical appointments and ensures accurate information is relayed between medical provider and care team.
• Understands, reads, and assists in the implementation of medical, behavioral, and/or clinical team care plans and provides accurate, timely, and descriptive documentation of such.

Community Integration

• Connects clients with opportunities in their community to develop relationships with others.
• Supports employment, educational, and volunteer interests and goals.

About you

• You possess a strong desire to help others with empathy, patience, understanding, enthusiasm, and dedication.
• You exhibit trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty.
• You respect diversity and inclusion.
• You demonstrate professionalism in communication, pleasantness, attendance, attention-to-detail and follow-through, reliability, teamwork, and punctuality.
• You take part in continuous education, training, and personal development & growth.

We are Hopeful you have

• High school diploma/GED
• Valid driver's license preferred.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to become certified in CPR/First Aid.
• Commitment to scheduled shifts, assigned duties, and performance expectations.
• Basic computer skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer