St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital in Lufkin, TX, is dedicated to enhancing your health and well-being. Our facility is a collaboration between St. Luke’s Health and a team of specialized physicians—focused on General and Interventional Cardiology, Sports Medicine, and Orthopedics, including Total Joint Replacement and Spine Care.
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
Under the direction of the Market Director of Rehabilitation Services, the Rehabilitation Tech performs a variety of direct and indirect patient care and routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN, Therapists, Exercise Physiologist, and Exercise Specialist. Provides assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting patients, cleaning functions, and select diagnostic tests. Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs to patients Displays professional, safe conduct in all interactions. Maintains positive working relationships with staff, other departments, physicians and peers. Displays conduct in support of CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Mission & Vision.
Position Responsibilities:
1. Assists in treatment procedures; is sensitive to age specific patient needs.
2. Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height, blood sugar, blood pressure, pulse
oximetry, rate of perceived dyspnea, and perceived exertion measurements.
3. Completes patient care activities during assigned shift; effectively organizes work schedule and personal
time; willingly assists other staff, works time necessary to meet patient needs; demonstrates ability to adjust
to unit census/acuity levels. Accepts new, temporary, and special assignments as necessary.
4. Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs to patients.
5. Performs as patient care companion when needed.
6. Keeps patient environment clean and clear of obstruction.
7. Has an awareness of age continuum; ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of specific
age/patient needs and range of treatment per age group.
8. Practices careful, efficient and non-wasteful use of supplies and linen, and follows established charge
procedure for patient charge items.
9. Promotes and supports positive and professional customer service, while interacting with clients, guests and
team members.
10. Works collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team, other departments and disciplines to
assure patients and customer’s needs are met in a timely manner.
11. Encourages the active participation of the patient and/or family in goal setting and patient/family
training/education.
12. Completes all necessary documentation as outlined by departmental policy and documentation review. This
includes, but is not limited to, patient care charting, charge entry, completing peer chart and peer reviews,
and documenting on daily schedule.
Education Required
High School Diploma/GED
Licensure/Certification Required
BLS certification (through an approved AHA program)
Preferred
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) with Texas Dept. of Aging & Disability Services (Tx-DADS)
Proficient in using computers and standard software such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Experience Required
None
Preferred
One (1) year previous experience in a rehabilitation department, critical care unit or health related field.
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