Rehab Tech Administrative Assistant

At FutureCare, the Rehabilitation Technician performs activities essential to promoting the comfort, mobility and independence of residents. This position provides support to the licensed professionals to enable them to effectively perform their duties. We are the only healthcare company in Baltimore named a “Top Workplace” for 14 years in a row and recognised in US Newsweek as “Best Nursing Homes”. FutureCare stands out as a leader in managing health care across a continuum of care. We are known for recognising hard work and dedication and rewarding our team members for their compassion and care. We also offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits package, flex/advance pay, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, career growth ladder, employee referral bonus program, employee assistance, and matching 401K plan. Salary Range: $16.94–$22.70 per hour.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for transporting residents, utilising a wheelchair, recliner chair or other chair on wheels, to and from therapy, in a timely manner, minimising the resident waiting time.
• Ensures resident safety upon return to the room to include but not limited to ensuring call bell is within reach, locking wheelchair brakes and notifying nursing personnel of the patient’s return.
• Prepares treatment areas and equipment for use, cleans with approved cleaning solution between resident use.
• Provides non-clinical support to the licensed professionals to enable them to effectively perform their duties.
• Communicates any patient concerns promptly to the treating therapist.
• Performs routine non-clinical patient care tasks.
• Gait practice and ambulation.
• Functional activities (ADL’s).
• Transfers for physical therapy.
• Routine follow‑up of specific physical therapy exercises.
• Hot or cold packs.
• Whirlpool.
• Contrast baths.
• Paraffin baths.
• Developmental stimulation.
• Orders and maintains inventory supplies.
• Completes paperwork and updates patient files.
• Answers telephones, schedules appointments and responds to patient inquiries.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1–2 years experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• High School Diploma required.
• Ability to assist with physical tasks such as transporting patients.
• Must be detail-oriented, with the ability to appropriately prioritise multiple tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively with therapists, employees, and patients.
• Ability to work in a demanding, fast‑paced and high‑volume environment.
• Familiarity with computers and software to include Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel is preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer: FutureCare has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, colour, sex, gender, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all and welcome all applications.