Therapy Tech PRN position at HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION in Overland Park

HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION is currently interviewing Therapy Tech PRN on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:50:07 GMT. 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...

Therapy Tech PRN

Location: Overland Park, Kansas

Description: HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION is currently interviewing Therapy Tech PRN right now, this position will be dwelled in Kansas. For detail informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. The Therapy Technician assists rehabilitation nurses and therapists with rehabilitation treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guid! elines. 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-centered treatment.

Benefits:

• To attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits package that include! s medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, emplo! yee assistance program, pre-paid legal plan and much more. For more information on available Benefits, please click here.

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.

Helping you become bette! r is critical to our success

• You will be paired with mentors; 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.

Jod Code: 100027

Qualifications

License or Certification:

• CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital policy.

Education, Training and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Good visual acuity and ability to communicate.
• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or ! pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements.

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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION.

Interested on this position, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website

This position starts available on: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:50:07 GMT





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