Rehabilitation Technician - Full-Time

Description

  • Demonstrates knowledge of classroom management and ensures that residents participate appropriately in a group setting. 
  • Demonstrates ability to assist with lessons, activities, and exams, ensuring that appropriate curriculum is facilitated to residents. 
  • Ability to assist patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) – toileting, personal hygiene, changing briefs, showering, feeding, etc.  
  • Assist with transfer and mobility activities and use of mechanical lifts under the direction of the supervising therapist/therapists 
  • Assist therapists with treatment sessions as indicated under the direction of the supervising therapists. 
  • Demonstrates the ability to monitor the client’s behaviors, appropriate social and work boundaries, job skills and abilities, and provide both positive and/or negative feedback.   

 

  • Demonstrates basic knowledge of techniques utilized to modify behavior positively.   
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the client’s functional limitations and knowledge of compensatory strategies.  
  • May be assigned job coaching duties; Trains the client on their assigned job duties, providing supervision and assistance until the client can perform tasks independently.   
  • Demonstrates ability to use tact, patience, and courtesy with clients and community employers.  
  • Lead and organize community trips following company procedure to facilitate client/resident training and knowledge as appropriate. 
  • Demonstrates ability to be able to solve problems independently as they arise during programming and in the client’s workplace setting with satisfactory results. 
  • Must be able to complete reports and maintains various records, schedules, and files to document and/or provide reliable information.    
  • Demonstrates ability to perform basic functions on Word and Excel. 
  • Attend all mandatory staff meeting 
  • Ability to work weekends as needed 
  • Initiates assignments without hesitation and, when completed, seeks out additional job duties. 
  • Reads all staff memos, staff communication notes, resident case management notes, and physician notes and summaries. 
  • Works with supervisor to ensure a productive and cohesive team. 
  • Meets deadlines to ensure compliance with administrative requests. 
  • Maintain workspace area by cleaning, disinfecting, and reporting defective equipment. 
  • Performs other duties as assigned.   
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Job Requirements

Experience

  • Prefer 6 to 12 months of experience working in a rehabilitation setting.

Education Required

  •    Minimum of H.S. degree or equivalent.

Additional Information

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/TRAINING:

  • Must be certified in AHA BLS (CPR/First Aid) within 30 days of employment and renew every two (2) years.
  • Must successfully pass Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) Certification within one (1) year of obtaining the Rehab Tech position.
  • Must be certified in SAMA within 30 days of employment and renew annually.
  • Must be a Certified Driver per Nexus Neurorecovery Center’s policies and renew annually.
  • Must successfully pass all Rehab Tech position competencies annually.
  • Must pass a criminal background test on an annual basis.