Therapy Aide

The Therapy / Clinic Aide will perform necessary clerical duties and with assist with patient treatments as directed. Ability to manage multiple tasks and to work with other staff and departments within a team to ensure quality patient care.

Primary responsibilities are assisting with activities in a variety of departments. Duties may include answering phones, and clerical duties including data entry.

May accompany patients to appointments.

With traumatic brain injury, life changes in an instant. For us, there is no greater reward than easing human suffering and helping people put their lives back together.

CNS helps people with brain injury find hope, independence, and return to a meaningful life - and you play a critical role in their journey.

At CNS, we are a community of Pathfinders who work together to find every path possible for our patients to reach their maximum independence and quality of life.

We create a supportive work environment through selflessness, innovation, and hard work. We take work very seriously, but we also enjoy a great atmosphere of fun and professional development, and we are committed to promoting a rich environment for each other to thrive through collaboration and empowerment.

Work is full time during the weekdays and is performed in the clinic with few occasions at the residential site and in the community.

Benefits :

• Paid time off
• Extended sick leave
• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Paid holidays
• License reimbursement
• Continuing education assistance

Job Tasks :

Assists with the implementation of patient treatment programs in the Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech / Education Departments according to legal guidelines and under the direct supervision of a licensed therapist.

Requires lifting, handling, carrying and manipulating patients, equipment and supplies weighing up to pounds.

Requires ability to use proper lifting techniques, good balance, and sufficient strength to provide patients with virtually all levels of assistance from standby to maximum assistance.

Must have adequate endurance, motor, visual and cognitive skills to demonstrate and / or assist with therapeutic exercises, activities of daily living, social skills, transfers and handling therapeutic equipment.

Performs toilet and chair transfers without assistance for patients up to pounds utilizing approved transfer techniques.

Transfer techniques include standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, squatting, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.

Patients requiring moderate to maximum assistance and weighing over pounds are lifted and / or transferred by two persons.

Performs documentation such as daily progress notes, treatment modules, and behavior modification documentation. Performs organizational / administrative projects such as filing and light typing.

Sets up and dismantles patient charts in a timely manner.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required :

• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Excellent computer skills
• Must be a cleared driver

Experience and Education :

• High School graduation or GED required. Some college preferred.
• Licensing as Medical Assistant (MA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred but not required.
• 1 year’s experience as Neuro Rehabilitation Specialist, or experience in rehabilitation or related field is preferred.

If this is you, apply today!

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