Outpatient Activity Based Tech, Center for Advanced NeuroRehab, Frazier Rehab Institute, 8a-4:30p

Primary Location:

Frazier Rehab Institute - UMC

Address:

220 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202


Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

• UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
• With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each patient every day.

Job Description:

The Activity-Based Technician (ABT) provides a direct supportive role in the delivery of activity-based therapy services. The ABT prepares the patients for treatment and assists in providing activity-based therapy interventions. The employee is an effective team member and contributes to the development and achievement of department and organizational goals and objectives.

Essential Functions:

• •Assists in the delivery of care according to acceptable practice guidelines and in compliance with department policies and procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed clinician
• •Performs departmental operational duties as assigned,

• •Coordinates use of equipment with other health care professionals and consistently returns equipment to proper storage area in good working order
• •Reports patient responses to treatment as they occur to the primary clinician to ensure continuity of care; communicates any incident or unusual occurrence and completes the appropriate forms, as necessary, according to department policy

• •Performs supply management in a timely manner to prevent delays of service; accurately and proficiently orders supplies
• •Ensures completion of departmental compliance logs for a safe environment of care

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• •High school diploma or GED/equivalent (required)
• •Minimum 60 credit hours completion toward degree in exercise science, physiology, or health related field or two years of experience in an activity-based therapy practice setting (required)

Experience:

• •At least six (6) months of patient care experience in an activity-based practice setting (preferred)
• •Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and basic exercise science strongly (preferred)

Certification:

Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)