Rehab Aide / Mobility Aide

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Job Summary: This position is responsible for ambulating patients (direct patient care) under the direct supervision of a licensed therapist or a registered nurse. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: - Assists therapists and nursing staff with direct patient care as needed by turning, positioning, transferring or ambulating patients. Maintains the safety of patients who have been identified at risk for injury by implementing safety interventions or using appropriate ambulatory assistive devices. - Sets up appropriate equipment as directed for therapy treatment session; wipes down all surfaces with appropriate antibacterial solution. Puts away all supplies at the end of session. Is available on pager to all therapists, therapy assistants and nursing staff to provide necessary equipment at bedside as requested. - Performs regular sweeps of all patient areas to locate ambulatory assistive devices and returns them to their proper location. - Performs routine clerical and administrative tasks as directed, including using the computer, copier, fax machine and telephon...