Job Details

Job Title: Restorative Technician

Department/Location: Rehab / Hinsdale, IL 

Shifts:  TBD

Full-time (80 hours per pay period) + benefit eligible

FTE: 1.0

Req. Number: 1577

Benefits

RML offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits package. Employees can choose from a large selection of benefits that help protect their health, wealth, and well-being. Benefits include:

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

401(k) Retirement Plan (6% company match) - For every $1 an employee contributes, RML contributes $1 to their accounts. Employees are 100 percent vested in the money both they and RML contribute. 

Tuition Reimbursement up to $5k per calendar year

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) For employees who may need help managing stress, RML offers an EAP at no cost. Counselors are available 24 hours a day to both employees and their family members. 

Disability Insurance

 

Life and Accidental 

Death Insurance

Free Parking 

Banking Alternatives (e.g. HealthCare Associates Credit Union)

 

Referral Rewards (upwards of $4k)  

Employee Fitness Room

Compensation:  Pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to job-specific requirements, individual experience, internal pay equity, and organizational needs/budget considerations, all in alignment with our RML's compensation philosophy. Additionally, you may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on both individual and organizational performance.

The Restorative Care Technician reports dually to both Nursing Services and to the Rehabilitation Services Departments.  The technician functions under the immediate supervision of the nurse manager and the rehabilitation therapists or the Manager of Rehabilitation Services. The Restorative Care Technician is responsible for providing nursing restorative care to patients; assisting therapists in providing care to patients; maintaining supplies and equipment; transporting patients for therapy; and general clerical and documentation tasks.  The technician provides age and developmentally appropriate care to adult and geriatric patients. 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Exemplifies the RML REACH (Service Excellence) culture by demonstrating respect, excellence, appreciation, concern and honor in all interactions with patients, families and co-workers, and as identified in departmental and hospital wide behavioral expectations.  Demonstrates a professional appearance and demeanor, and actively supports the department’s customer satisfaction goals.Directly assists therapists in providing general rehabilitation services to patients, including activities requiring additional physical support.Provides supportive activities not requiring licensure, as directed by the nurse manager. These activities may include, but are not limited to: assist with patient sitting schedules.assist with patient ambulation or other mobility measures.provide active or passive range of motion as ordered.assist patient to apply and remove splints as directed.assist patient with activities of daily living (ADL).reinforce established therapies, exercises, or directions with patient and family.reinforce swallowing exercises or observe patient eating, as ordered.document the care provided.Is knowledgeable of the patient’s rehab therapy and activity plans, and is able to describe their role in participating in the plan to the patient and family.Escorts patients to therapy, obtains wheelchairs, carts, cardiac chairs and walkers and assists in transferring patients.Assists in the record keeping and documentation of the use of supplies and the issuing of equipment i.e. wheelchairs, adaptive call lights, and pocket talkers, etc.Completes safety checks on commodes, tub/ shower chairs, and wheelchairs bimonthly and assists with record keeping of the safety checksCompletes safety temperature checks for hot pack and cold pack hydrocollators.  Cleans and maintains equipment.Assists with the inventory of adaptive equipment, positioning devices and wound care supplies.Observes patients during treatment and takes vital signs, reports any significant change in the patient’s condition and observes patient’s ability to continue treatment as directed by the nurse manager or therapist.Assists with clerical duties of filing and photocopying at the direction of the therapist or nurse manager.Provides set-up of specialized equipment for physical therapy wound care treatments.Provides service in accordance with the policies and procedures of RML Specialty Hospital.Actively participates in staff meetings and continuing education activities.  Participates on committees or task forces and attends meetings as may be assigned.  Meets all annual and ongoing employee requirements (TB Testing,  Annual Review, Annual Clinical Validation, and performance evaluation, etc.) by demonstrating completion prior to due date.Responsible for supporting a safe work environment for self and others, by reporting unsafe conditions, and by using appropriate safe work practices such as proper body mechanics and applicable safety devices (patient lift and transfer equipment, PPE, etc.)Participates in department performance improvement activities.  Notes opportunities to improve patient safety or department operations and brings to the attention of the department manager.  Implements all applicable components of patient safety goals.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

 

 

Minimum

Preferred

Skills & Abilities

1) The ability to recognize and assess the patient’s reaction to treatment.
2) The physical ability to transfer and position patients, and move equipment as necessary.
3) The interpersonal skills necessary to establish rapport with adult and elderly patients and family members, as well as collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team members.
4) Good oral and written communication skills. 

 

Knowledge & Experience

1) High School graduate or General Education Diploma.
2)  Clinical experience in an acute care environment or inpatient rehabilitation hospital as a patient care technician or Restorative Care Technician. 

1) Experience in a physical rehabilitation clinical environment.
2) Experience working with a diverse population of patients.

 

License/Certification

1) Certified Nursing Assistant, active or grandfathered.

2) Completion of an accredited degree program for either physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy and awaiting licensure, subject to the approval of the respective Manager and the Vice President of Patient Care Services.

 

Working Conditions

Work will be performed in a hospital patient care setting including at the patient’s bedside and in an organized therapy department.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this job.  They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions associated with it.

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