Ranken Jordan is the country's first pediatric bridge hospital. Inpatients and outpatients with complex medical conditions, injuries and illnesses come to our one-of-a-kind facility from throughout the region to get better faster and prepare for the transition back to home.

We are looking for amazing new TEAM MEMBER like you!

A Peek Behind the Room Divider:

• Founded in 1941 by Mary Ranken Jordan who implored her staff to "...consider the children, first, in all that we do." These words still guide every employee, every day.
• Our guiding mission is to help kids and their families' transition from hospital to home. That means we practice world-class pediatric medicine to treat the symptoms but we also train parents and caregivers to provide a high-level of care at home so patients continue to progress after discharge
• "Care Beyond the Bedside" means that our kids receive their therapies and rehab away from their rooms and out of their beds as much as 70% of the day. The rest of the time, they are playing just being kids in our state of the art facility designed to inspire children!

JOB SUMMARY:

The inpatient therapy technician assists inpatient clinical staff with meeting Ranken Jordan's Care Beyond the Bedside model of patient care and programming through:

• patient transport within the hospital
• supervised and directed assistance with patient therapy sessions and group programming
• participation in daily administrative, organization and cleaning tasks related to patient therapy and programming.

Shift requirements: Operation hours are 8:30am-6pm on weekdays and 8:30am-3pm on weekends

Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure: Yes

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cleaning & Organization (40%)

• Ensures a safe environment for patients and staff by completing general cleaning and organizing of equipment and toys in therapy and patient programming spaces
• Assists in set-up and clean-up of supplies for therapy or patient programming
• Assists in ordering and maintenance of departmental equipment, toys and supplies
• Routinely sweeps treatment and programming spaces to ensure materials and supplies are in stock and correctly stored

Patient Assistance (25%)

• Obtains equipment and supplies and assists in their use during patient sessions and programs with direction from a therapist. Session support will be in the aquatic environment at times.
• Provides hands-on assistance with patients during therapy sessions as directed by a therapist.
• Assists with patient caregiving to ensure patient cleanliness, comfort and safety
• Protects patients and employees by adherence to infection control practices and policies

Patient Transport (20%)

• Assists in transferring patients out of bed and into mobility devices, as needed, for transport to therapy and group programming throughout the hospital
• Maintains safe transport by monitoring patient, lines and tubes before, during and after transport from one location to another
• Communicates with patients' primary care team members to complete patient hand-off communication before and after transport
• Utilizes Ranken Jordan's emergency response procedures in the event of an emergent patient need during transport

Administrative (10%)

• Assist with administrative tasks including fax, file, copy, print.
• Assists in creating, organizing and breaking-down patient soft-charts as directed by the Therapy Manger
• Assists with process of printing and posting daily schedules for inpatients

Other (5%)

• All other duties as assigned by the Therapy Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have a high school diploma or GED
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card from the American Heart Association
• Organizational skills
• Previous experience in a pediatric setting preferred.
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: These include stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, grasping, pulling, pushing, standing, carrying, and lifting of light loads (up to 35 lb.), as necessary for patient care.

Ranken Jordan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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