Job Description
Work Schedule:
- Part time, 16 hours per week
- For Information on Employee Benefits and SEIU Contract
Salary Range: $19.11 - $ 28.39
Job Purpose:
The Physical / Occupational Therapy Aide is responsible for assisting all therapists in the Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy (POST) departments with a focus on preparing patients and equipment, maintaining cleanliness of the outpatient area and performing routine clerical tasks.
Duties:
- Assumes responsibility for timely patient care, prepares patients for treatment, and assists with taking patients off modalities.
- Assists therapists when needed with outpatient/inpatient treatments under direct supervision.
- Works under the direct clinical direction of the therapists and makes judgements to ensure patient's safety.
- Participates in communication with patient/family member, staff from other disciplines, and staff within the department.
- Maintains POST work area in a clean, orderly and well-stocked fashion.
- Performs clerical tasks and assists in reception duties as needed.
- Assists in the accurate documentation of patient information when assisting with DME products.
- Possess knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement principles and supports POST philosophy of performance improvement. Participates on Quality Action Teams using the F.A.D.E. process.
- Must have demonstrated ability to interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients and visitors.
- Must meet regular attendance standards and must stay at or below average sick leave utilization levels.
- Participates in in-services or continuing educational meetings concerning therapy services.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Director.
- Understands and follows POST and hospital policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in an outpatient rehab or acute care setting strongly preferred.
- Must maintain active BLS Certification.
Work Environment:
The work of this position is performed inside, exposing the employee to indoor environmental conditions, protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee may be exposed to dust, pollens, pollutants, fumes, communicable diseases, bodily fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations and other conditions common a health care environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time; push, pull and reach; occasionally bend, sit, stoop and stretch. The employee will need full range of body motion, including handling and lifting of patients, should have the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and medical equipment. Normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports are required; specific vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
Occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position in relation to the physical demands detailed above.
Salary Range: $19.11 - $ 28.39 Island Health
Job Tags
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