Physical Therapy Rehab Aide

## At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. ## We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and **The Power of Every One.** ### Job Title Physical Therapy Rehab Aide ### Location Weston ### Facility Florida Weston Hospital ### Department Physical Therapy-Weston Hospital ### Job Code 000329 ### Shift Day/Evening Rotation ### Schedule 8:30am-5:00pm/10:00am-6:30pm ### Job Summary ### Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, all while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. As a Rehab Aide, you will support Physical and Occupational Therapists in the outpatient neuro rehabilitation department by assisting with therapeutic activities and patient care. In this role, you will help administer a variety of treatment techniques for patients managing functional limitations, impairments, and disorders. Your contributions will help enhance treatment outcomes, promote patient motivation, and create a welcoming, supportive environment for patients and caregivers. **A caregiver in this role works a day/evening rotation, with shifts from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday and 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.** A caregiver who excels in this role will: - Support inpatient and/or outpatient Physical Therapy and Orthopedic teams, including checking and maintaining par levels of supplies, ordering supplies and maintaining inventory levels and storing supplies as received. - Contact vendors to facilitate orders for prosthetics/orthotics and ensure appropriate charging is completed. - Ensure billing/charging is completed in a timely and accurate manner. - Assist with patient flow and with moving, ambulating and transporting patients as directed. - Check temperatures of hydrocollator, aquacisor and paraffin and log, notify engineering if an adjustment is necessary, clean equipment, prepare treatment areas and modalities and assist the office coordinator with filing, answering phones, preparing patient charts and photocopying in outpatient centers. - Perform orthopedic duties, set up traction, trapezes and CPM machines, apply, remove and modify casts, and set up footboards, soft orthopedic goods and other related equipment in inpatient settings. - Create a safe environment of care through rounding, maintaining the equipment room and ensuring equipment is placed in soiled utility room for cleaning. - Perform orthopedic technician procedures. - Document verification of order in medical records. - Apply orthopedic appliances, soft goods and/or casts as ordered. - Assist with the maintenance and cleanliness of supportive areas and equipment (e.g., equipment room, soiled utility room, medication/supply rooms, etc.). - Check orthopedic equipment monthly and clean and maintain equipment without prompting. - Provide patient education on cast care and how to remove and apply splints. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: - High School Diploma/GED - On-the-job training either at this facility or approved similar setting - Reasoning, mathematical and English language skills - Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests - Ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to work collaboratively Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver inclu…