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Rehab Technician - Stamford, United States - The Stamford Hospital
Description
Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and efficient therapy environment and assisting with patient care as directed by the clinical staff.
Therapy Support - Greets all patients in a friendly and courteous manner. Escorts patients as appropriate. May transport patients within a facility. May also assist patients in moving from one surface to another (e.g. from a bed to a chair). Observes a patient in treatment areas and reports changes in a patient's condition to the clinical staff.Assists therapists with patient care as directed which may include, but is not limited to helping a patient to walk, applying heat/cold modalities once trained, demonstrating the use of treatment equipment or helping a patient with their exercise program.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
High school diploma or equivalent
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED:
Neonate to Geriatric
MANUAL SKILLS:
Significant portions of daily assignments require:
* strong bilateral grasp as required for environmental maintenance and use of therapy equipment;
* fine motor control to manipulate papers, writing instruments, computers.
PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Strength:
must be able to:
* exert lbs of force occasionally (0-33% of the time) and/or;
* exert 10-25 lbs of force frequently (34-66% of the time) and/or: * exert up to 10 lbs of force constantly
Mobility:
must be able to:
Endurance:
must be sufficient for the provision of assistance as above for 6 or more hours per day.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:
Some portions of daily assignments may involve:
* exposure to dirt, noise, human waste, body fluids;
* occupational risk such as back injury while assisting with moving, lifting or positioning patients, equipment, or materials;
* exposure to moving mechanical parts, hot and cold temperatures, electrical current and chemicals used for cleaning