Santa Cruz, CA, 95063, USA
15 hours ago
Rehabilitation Technician
**Job Summary and Responsibilities** As a Rehab Tech, you will assist licensed therapists in providing therapeutic care and support to patients undergoing rehabilitation. Every day you will prepare treatment areas, help patients with exercises and mobility, manage equipment, and maintain a safe and organized clinical environment as delegated. To be successful, you will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to supporting patient progress and therapist needs within the rehabilitation setting. + Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families. Acknowledge Introduce Explain Duration Thank. + Follows treatment plan as specified and supervised by licensed professional staff, including: Ambulates, transfers, and positions patients. + Follows treatment plan as specified and supervised by licensed professional staff, including: Performs showers and baths. + Follows treatment plan as specified and supervised by licensed professional staff, including: Assists patient with dressing. + Follows treatment plan as specified and supervised by licensed professional staff, including: Assists patient with oral hygiene. + Follows treatment plan as specified and supervised by licensed professional staff, including: Assists patient with bowel and bladder care. **Job Requirements** Required + Minimum of one-year acute care hospital or rehab setting patient care experience and + Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire Preferred + College course work in nursing, Physical, Speech or Occupational Therapy, upon hire **Where You'll Work** Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, women’s and children’s services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive Care Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest. Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care. One Community. One Mission. One California **Pay Range** $54.69 - $54.69 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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