Part-time 20 hours per week. benefits eligible. 7A-7P, TBD. Mon - Sat TBD The Rehab Aide works under the direction of a therapist or therapy assistant, supporting the productive operation of either the inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation program. Maintains and cleans the equipment/treatment areas, preps and inventories supplies for therapy sessions, assists with Joint Commission preparedness and completes clerical tasks as assigned.
Assists with patient care as directed by the therapist which may include tasks such as transporting, transferring, lifting, stand by assistance of completion of exercises. UF Health Rehab Center – OSMI (Sports and Orthopaedics) provides physical, massage and aquatic therapy services. Our staff are specialty-trained to serve sports, running medicine, total joint, post-surgical and the general orthopaedic population, including pain science.
We work closely with the physicians in the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute and the UF Health Comprehensive Spine Center. We are the rehab provider for the University Athletic Association and are an accredited sport residency site through the American Physical Therapy Association. Our therapists collaborate in research with these physicians and the University Athletic Association and are published in areas of ACL, baseball/overhead athletes, movement analysis, concussion, patient expectations/outcomes, psychosocial factors for positive outcomes and running medicine.
Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience Requirements High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Pursuing higher education within a clinical field and/or course(s) in allied health related subject(s) desirable. Prior patient care experience in a health care setting desirable.
Computer skills and efficient use of Word and Excel. Experience as a student, working or volunteering in a rehab setting preferred. Licensure/Certification/Registration None