Rehab Technician

Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive 'A' grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.

When you join our team, you will help advance modern medicine by providing your skills, experience, and commitment to compassionate care. The impact you will make in our faith-based, mission-driven culture drives the opportunity to cultivate excellence and achieve professional fulfillment united in humankindness.

As a Rehab Tech you will:

• Delegate direct or indirect patient care under the direct supervision of a physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist or other licensed/registered clinicians.
• Treatment set-up and take-down.
• Patient scheduling.
• Filing.
• Stocking supplies.
• Tracking data.
• Equipment maintenance and cleaning.

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous rehab experience in outpatient, inpatient or inpatient rehab unit preferred
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
• Basic computer skills required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

Physical Requirements-Medium Work - exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. constantly

This physical rehab tech role works a varied schedule (approx 2-3 days a week) to help fill in for our vacation coverage.  We expect 20 hours of work a week.