Rehab Technician - $15-22 per hour - Atrium Health Navicent : Job Details

Atrium Health Navicent is seeking a Rehab Technician for a job in Macon, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Rehab Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Department:

34702 Navicent Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Nursing: Rehabilitation Unit 1

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Variable - day shift - 7A - 7P

Pay Range

$16.80 - $25.20

Major Responsibilities:

• Assists professional staff with patient treatment including but not limited to vital sign assessment, blood glucose monitoring, intake and output measurement, patient weights, patient nutrition, and all other duties as assigned.
• Ensures patient is on time to therapy sessions, appointments, and other events. Acts as patient transporter.
• Maintains patient safety and injury prevention; preventing falls, subluxation injury, pressure injuries, and hospital acquired infections.
• Reinforces therapy techniques ensuring adherence to dysphagia, spinal, hip, weight bearing, and sternal precautions.
• Communicates with patients, families, significant others, and other members of the healthcare team to promote maximum benefits from care. Utilizes the NRH Chain of Communication to ensure concerns are escalated as needed.
• Maintains patient environment and the department in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
• Assists patient with activities of daily living including toileting, personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, eating, and functional transfers.
• Uses proper body mechanics and lifting techniques to prevent personal or patient injury.
• Ensures excellent customer service showing empathy and focusing on the NRH 5 P's methodology of care which includes Pain, Potty (toileting), Position, Possessions and Prior to Leaving.
• Completes accurate documentation in patient record.
• Adheres to infection prevention and control protocols, including but not limited to good hand hygiene, transmission precaution protocols, and hospital acquired infection prevention protocols.
• Adheres to Life Safety, Emergency Management, and Physical Environment protocols.
• Adheres to Atrium Health policies, work instructions, and protocols.
• Performs these and all other duties as assigned in a professional manner.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Certified Nursing Assistant with State of Georgia or 1 year tech experience, and CPR certification required.

Education Required:

High School diploma or equivalent

Experience Required:

1 year tech experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

NA

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Must be able to use a computer. Must be able to communicate in person, over the phone, and in writing. Must be able to comprehend and learn operation of various office and medical equipment. Must be able to interact with persons to communicate effectively. Must be able to communicate and exchange information and ideas so that others will understand in person, over the phone and in text. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Must be able to remain in a stationary position for up to 2 hours at a time. The person in this position needs to be able to mobilize/move about in an office and hospital setting to access equipment and to interact with customers/teammates. Must be able to use proper body mechanics to transfer patients, transport patients, move supplies and equipment, maintain a clean environment, and perform job functions. Must be able to work in noisy environments and be self-directed to complete jobs as ordered. Must be able to remain calm under stressful situations. Must be able to assess and respond to multiple situations simultaneously. Must be able to assist co-workers in multiple overlapping tasks simultaneously. Must be able to prioritize job tasks and organize workspace to be efficient and conducive to completing work tasks as assigned in a timely manner.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Rehabilitation Tech (CNA) provides direct patient care, focuses on patient safety and harm prevention, collaborates with the nurse to carry out the patient's care plan. The Rehab Tech supports the patient by reinforcing therapy techniques, monitoring medical stability (vitals and blood sugars), and ensuring patient nutrition. The Rehab Tech ensures patient Activities of Daily Living are completed, assists with supply management, and timely patient transportation.

Atrium Health Navicent Job ID #R181257. Posted job title: Rehabilitation Technician - Day shift

About Atrium Health Navicent

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health is now part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. In the Southeast Region, Atrium Health provides care under the Atrium Health name in Charlotte, NC, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem, NC, region, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama. Together, we are committed to providing equitable care for all. Annually, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in community benefits.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Atrium Health Navicent

Atrium Health Navicent is the leading provider of healthcare in central and south Georgia and is committed to its mission of elevating health and well-being through compassionate care. Atrium Health Navicent is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Navicent provides high-quality, personalized care in 53 specialties at more than 50 facilities throughout the region. As part of the largest, integrated, nonprofit health system in the Southeast, it is also able to tap into some of the nation's leading medical experts and specialists with Atrium Health, allowing it to provide the best care close to home - including advanced innovations in virtual medicine and care. Throughout its 125-year history in the community, Atrium Health Navicent has remained dedicated to enhancing health and wellness for individuals throughout the region through nationally recognized quality care, community health initiatives and collaborative partnerships. It is also one of the leading teaching hospitals in the region, helping to ensure viability for rural health care for the next generation.

Atrium Health Floyd

Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center is a 304-bed, full-service hospital located in Rome, Georgia. Serving as the main campus for Atrium Health Floyd, this hospital provides a certified Chest Pain Center, a designated Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Atrium Health Floyd also is home to a state-designated Level II Trauma Center and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has specialty centers for pediatrics, and wound care and hyperbaric therapy.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Health savings account