What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rehab Therapy Aide position at UAMS Medical Center?
Overview:
The Rehab Therapy Aide provides and ensures quality patient care adhering to UAMS Medical Center Code of Conduct and Joint Commission standards of care; demonstrates knowledge, skills, and competencies required to maintain highest professional standards in the provision of services and aides the therapy provider in direct patient care as assigned along with indirect patient care duties and clinic duties as assigned.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving the health, health care, and well-being of Arkansans.
UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks:
Sit: Occasionally
Walk: Frequently
Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop, or reach overhead: Frequently
Lift, push, pull, carry weight: 26 - 50 lbs
Use hands to touch, handle, or feel: Occasionally
Talk: Frequently
Hear: Frequently
Taste or smell: Never
Read, concentrate, think analytically: Frequently
Physical Environment: Inside Office Environment
Noise Level: Loud
Visual Requirements: Color discrimination, Depth perception, Far visual acuity, Near visual acuity
Hazards: None
Located in Northwest Arkansas
The Rehab Therapy Aide provides and ensures quality patient care adhering to UAMS Medical Center Code of Conduct and Joint Commission standards of care; demonstrates knowledge, skills, and competencies required to maintain highest professional standards in the provision of services and aides the therapy provider in direct patient care as assigned along with indirect patient care duties and clinic duties as assigned.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a unique combination of education, research, and clinical programs that encourages and supports teamwork and diversity. We champion being a collaborative health care organization, focused on improving the health, health care, and well-being of Arkansans.
UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks:
- Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for staff and family
- Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
- Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
- Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
- Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
- Career Training and Educational Opportunities
- Merchant Discounts
- Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy
Salary offered commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
Treat Patients:
- Assists patients in carrying out exercises that have been written out by Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Strength and Conditioning coaches, and Chiropractors specifically for that patient, under the direct supervision of a licensed therapist.
- Consistently picks-up equipment and cleans the space after the patient throughout the day.
- Checks-in patients as they arrive at the facility.
- Schedules follow-up visits as patients leave from their appointment.
Miscellaneous:
- Answers phones.
- Gathers new patient paperwork.
- Takes copays.
- Participates in continuing education.
May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED plus one (1) year of patient care, administrative, customer service or related experience.
This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
UAMS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (501) 686-6432 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Sit: Occasionally
Walk: Frequently
Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop, or reach overhead: Frequently
Lift, push, pull, carry weight: 26 - 50 lbs
Use hands to touch, handle, or feel: Occasionally
Talk: Frequently
Hear: Frequently
Taste or smell: Never
Read, concentrate, think analytically: Frequently
Physical Environment: Inside Office Environment
Noise Level: Loud
Visual Requirements: Color discrimination, Depth perception, Far visual acuity, Near visual acuity
Hazards: None
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