Description

Department:

37501 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Acute Care Rehabilitation

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday- Friday 8am-5pm, with weekend rotation (~1/month). Position includes administrative and patient facing duties.

Position Highlights:

• Location: Winston Salem, NC
• Full Time

What We Offer:

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor's degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

What You'll Need:

• High school diploma required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and CPR for Healthcare Professionals, Level C required.

What We'd Like You to Have:

• Two years college with classes in anatomy, exercise physiology, or health and sports science preferred.
• Prior patient care experience preferred.

What You'll Do:

• Assists with patient treatment under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist, or assistant.
• Keeps an inventory and distributes departmental supplies.
• Maintains and logs departmental statistics and assists in the maintenance of patient charts.
• Maintains safe and clean treatment areas and inspects all therapeutic equipment monthly.
• Schedules new and return patient appointments, as needed.
• Performs clerical tasks, as needed, to support regulatory and plan of care compliance. Includes obtaining Medicare certifications and renewals within required timeframe, maintaining accurate records of no show and cancelled patients, and making follow-up calls to patients.
• Promotes professional growth and provides community education and/or committee representation.
• Performs other position related duties as assigned.
• Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate professionally with therapist and other health professionals
• Experience with computer processing
• Ability to communicate with patients of all age groups and significant others appropriate to level of comprehension

Work Environment:

• Clean, well-lit comfortable climate, however, occasional conditions with high moisture content
• Subject to stressful conditions
• Moderate noise environment
• Frequent exposure to bloodborne pathogens and airborne pathogens
• Possible exposure to infectious or contagious diseases
• Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances
• Exposure to unpleasant patient elements, body fluids
• Subject to electro-mechanical hazards
• Exposure to chemicals used in cleaning
• Occasionally handles emergency or crises situations
• Required personal protective equipment: eye protection, face protection, gown, mask, lab coat, sterile and non-sterile gloves, shoe covers

Pay Range
$20.40 - $30.60

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Under the direction and supervision of a PT/OT or PT/OT Assistant, assists in providing high quality, comprehensive therapeutic patient care for patients of all ages to ensure positive patient outcomes. Assists in clinical operation of the department by maintaining records, scheduling and supervising volunteers, ordering supplies, maintaining treatment areas, and performing general office functions.