Rehab Aide

Rehab Aide Per Diem

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Rehabilitation Aide, under the direction and immediate supervision of therapists, assists in patient care related activities and performs routine department clerical tasks such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments and maintaining inventory.

A day in the life of a Rehab Aide at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Modeling and maintaining a safe environment in which to deliver services.
• Assisting patients in performing activities of daily living using proper body mechanics.
• Cleaning and disinfecting equipment as per policy.
• Maintaining all supplies and equipment, including tracking inventory and ordering supplies and/or notifying appropriate staff to order supplies.
• Monitoring patients with established exercise programs and ambulates patients safely under the supervision of a professional.
• Distributing linen, hot and cold packs, and supplies, handling laundry, putting away equipment after use and performing clearing and maintenance of equipment.
• Transporting patients into the appropriate treatment areas in an orderly and timely fashion.
• Notifying the supervisor of any unsafe conditions and handling emergency situations in an appropriate manner.
• Assisting therapists to ensure efficiency of department, especially during high patient volume.
• Providing clerical/front desk support as needed assisting with answering phones, relaying messages, greeting patients, copying, filing and maintaining charts and scheduling or patient appointments.
• Developing a rapport and mutual respect with patients and team members fostering an optimum environment for goal achievement.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adhering to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• BLS Certification within 30 days of hire.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Compensation Starting at $17.38 Hourly HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.