Rehabilitation Therapy Aide-Per Diem

Rehabilitation Therapy Aide-Per Diem

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are hiring a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide! This position will deliver patient care in compliance with legal and regulatory standards for rehabilitation therapy (occupational, physical, speech, or recreation). Manages equipment and supplies essential for administering rehabilitation services and supporting rehabilitation therapists.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Provides patient related tasks under the order, direction and immediate supervision of a licensed/certified rehabilitation therapist.

• Assists the licensed/certified therapist in performing patient related tasks such as observation of the patient, transport of patients, physical support during gait or, transfer training, demonstration of proper exercise or activity technique, and non-patient related tasks such as housekeeping duties, clerical duties and similar functions.

• Responsible for data management, including data input, maintenance of database, and data reporting as required.

• Interacts effectively both inter and intra-departmentally on a regular basis for planning and coordination.

• Prepares treatment areas and equipment for patient treatments.

• Maintains established levels of supplies including linens, patient educational materials, etc.

• Participates in education programs and in-service meetings as required.

• Communicates effectively with all levels of staff. Fosters the development of teamwork within the department while meeting the needs of departments being served.

• Attends meetings as required.

• Maintains therapy equipment and inventory of departmental supplies.

Your qualifications should include:

• High School or Equivalent, some college, preferred.

• 0-1year experience in an acute care setting as a rehabilitation therapy aide or equivalent

• BLS (through the American Heart Association)

Additional Information:

• Hourly Per Diem Rate: $ 31.958850

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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