1 Therapy Tech (POOL) Tinton Falls, NJ
Location: Tinton Falls New Jersey
Description: HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION is at present looking to employ 1 Therapy Tech (POOL) Tinton Falls, NJ right now, this vacancy will be placed in New Jersey. For detail informations about this vacancy opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. POOL therapy tech required for various shifts, including weekends and holidays, based on the needs of the hospital. The Therapy! Technician assists rehabilitation nurses and therapists with rehabilitation treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guidelines. In addition, the position:
Requires effective communication skills for working with patients, families, caregivers, and departmental and interdepartmental relationships.
Requires competency in assisting therapists and nurses with daily care and patient therapy as delegated.
Communicates to nurses and therapists on patient performance, condition and participation during delegated patient care activities.
Defers any information requests from physicians, patients, visitors etc regarding the patient’s condition, diagnosis, prognosis, progress, plan of care or discharge plan to nurses or therapists.
The Therapy Technician creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-cente! red treatment.
What types of patients will you see?
We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our patients spend an average of 2-4 weeks in our hospital and come to us with a wide variety of diagnosis such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home.
We use evidence-based
practice guidelines to treat our patients. We utilize our clinical outcomes to asses and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes.
You will use standard and advanced therapy technologies-
depending on hospital location, some equipment used such as Auto Ambulators, Bioness, Interactive Metronome, Ha! nd Mentor, SmartStep, Anodyne, Wii and CAPs may be available.
Helping you become better is critical to our success -
You will be paired with mentors
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attend in-house as well as external educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff; and we offer educational benefits if you are interested in continuing your education.
Job Code: 100150
Qualifications
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION.
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:08:25 GMT