Rehab Aide - Per Diem

Shriners Children's Northern California

Shriners Children's Northern California is proud to be nationally ranked as a leader in pediatric orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, in partnership with UC Davis Children's Hospital. As an ACS-verified Level I Children's Surgery Center, we are committed to providing world-class care in a family-centered environment. Our state-of-the-art facility specializes in orthopedics, rehabilitation, burns, pediatric surgery and cleft lip and palate services, transforming the lives of thousands of children every year from around the world.

Joining our team means being part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to innovation, collaboration and making a lasting impact on the lives of our patients and their families. At Shriners Children's Northern California, you'll find a supportive community, opportunities for growth, and the chance to contribute to life-changing work every day.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a Rehab Aide to join our team.

This position is full time, non exempt and benefits eligible. The pay range for this position is $25.71 - $36.30/hour. Pay is determined based on relevant experience and department equity.

Responsibilities

The Rehab Aid is responsible for assisting the rehabilitation staff (PT, OT, & SLP) with a variety of duties to optimize our patient care activities:

• Ensures all equipment and supplies are organized, available and accessible in both treatment and storage areas.
• Maintains inventory of routinely used supplies/equipment and orders additional inventory as needed.
• Responsible for regularly cleaning treatment areas (including toys) and equipment; will appropriately document cleaning of the department equipment based on manufacturers guidelines and hospital policies and procedures.
• Maintains environment of care standards to ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Assists with set-up of equipment, patient transportation, and assists in patient treatment programs under the supervision of a therapist.
• Responsible for assisting therapists with non-direct patient care needs and tasks that will improve the patients' one-to-one treatment experience with their therapist (ie: set up and locate equipment, send faxes, make phone calls, request orders as indicated, etc).
• Demonstrates ability to professionally manage multiple telephone calls by answering all calls promptly, speaking clearly, recording accurate messages and communicating the messages to the appropriate staff members.
• Greets patient, families, and visitors promptly.
• Knowledge of basic office equipment and supplies. Makes appropriate referrals for services and uses paging system effectively.
• Triage of patients and notifies therapist of patient's arrival.
• Facilitates a child friendly atmosphere to waiting room and department including accessorizing the waiting room base on the current season/holiday.
• Must be willing to learn and complete basic maintenance and modification of equipment such as walkers, gait trainers, standers and wheelchairs.
• Maintains and achieves annual goals. Completion of special projects as assigned by therapists.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or GED

Experience: 1 year experience in rehab/therapy preferred