REHAB AIDE | Long Term Care

REHAB AIDE | Long Term Care

ABOUT THE LEGACY

LIVING AND REHABILITATION CENTER

The

Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center, part of Campbell County

Health’s comprehensive system of care facilities, is a long-term

care facility offering both long-term care and short-term

rehabilitation services in Gillette, Wyoming. Built with our

residents and their families in mind, we are committed to providing

dignified care and purposeful living every day.

JOB SUMMARY

The Rehabilitation Aide works under

the supervision of the Rehab Supervisor and Director of

Rehabilitation, supporting the Physical, Occupational, and Speech

Therapy teams, as well as the LTC Rehabilitation Supervisor. This

position assists in maintaining department efficiency and ensuring

staff and patient safety by providing support during evaluations

and treatments as directed by licensed therapists or therapy

assistants. The Rehabilitation Aide is responsible for delivering

high-quality, value-based care in alignment with Campbell County

Health’s mission, vision, and values. Additionally, this role

contributes to program development and department initiatives aimed

at enhancing patient and resident outcomes and achieving

organizational performance goals across the continuum of care.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

Prepare patients for

treatment according to therapist’s guidelines.

Assists physical / occupational / speech

therapist in seeing all patients in a timely manner.

Demonstrates proficiency in therapy equipment

preparation, use, and care.

Practices service

excellence through the delivery of clean, appropriately sized DME,

including walkers, wheelchairs, and cushions, to all new

admissions’ rooms prior to their arrival at The Legacy.

Cleans and maintains all gym equipment and

ensures proper care and storage of wheelchairs and adaptive

equipment.

Washes all therapy gait belts once

weekly.

Completes cleaning of therapy

cushions once no longer in use by patient / resident and stores

Cleans hydrocollator monthly and maintains a

daily temperature log per established Rehabilitation department

policy.

Removes unlabeled or expired food

items from staff and patient refrigerators and maintains a daily

temperature log as established per Rehabilitation department

policy. Orders replacement stock for patient refrigerator.

Cleans and prepares all treatment areas

including ADL kitchen.

Is primarily

responsible for the maintenance of supply, equipment and orthotic

inventories, to include maintaining proper stock, ordering

replacement stock, researching new items and placing orders for

such items.

Coordinates the Occupational

Therapy Bath schedule for patients / residents.

Assists with Occupational Meal authorizations forms as needed for

treatment.

Ensures all wheelchairs, and

adaptive equipment for each patient / resident is appropriately

labeled with use of green wristband to correctly identify to whom

it has been assigned and audits monthly.

Faxes therapy updates and confirms receipt to insurance providers,

and Nu Motion and other entities as needed.

Schedules Legacy jeep as needed for Legacy home visits and Home

Health Care patients (responsible for fueling and washing as

needed).

Timely completion of projects and

audits as assigned and communicates results to Rehabilitation

Manager.

Provides excellent customer service.

Uses professional and courteous phone

etiquette.

Takes and properly relays accurate

telephone messages to the appropriate parties.

Uses the department scheduling system to

make, adjust and correct patient and therapist schedules.

On occasion, may be required to register

patients for service(s).

Works required

workday hours and periodic weekend coverage to meet patient needs.

Demonstrates positive interpersonal

relations.

Meets all core competencies and

mandatory education.

Must be free from

governmental sanctions involving health care and / or financial

practices.

Complies with the hospital’s

Corporate Compliance Program including, but not limited to, the

Code of Conduct, laws and regulations, and hospital policies and

procedures.

Performs other duties as

assigned.

JOB

SPECIFICATIONS

Education

High school diploma or GED

required.

Licensure

N / A

Experience

Exercise experience and / or

knowledge is preferred.

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