Senior Rehabilitation Therapist Assistnt

Senior Rehabilitation Therapist Assistnt**Job Code**:
30000843

**Basic Function**:
Senior Rehabilitation Therapist Assistant provides a complex range of prescribed/delegated treatment to challenging patients with physical, cognitive or psychological limitations arising from diseases, injury or conditions occurring throughout the life span thus helping the patient achieve a fulfilling and satisfying life. The incumbent effectively manages their own workload and schedule collaborating with multiple stakeholders to managing multiple job responsibilities within acceptable standards Practices within predictable and normally specialized contexts i.e. implementing programs of care/care packages. Works in an ethical, safe and effective manner. Assess patient’s safety and response to interventions providing timely feedback to delegating staff. Perform job tasks to assist with efficient workflow. Work is delegated and supervised by multiple Rehabilitation therapists, guidance and support provided through supervision/mentorship if required

Influences: Aids in timely care delivery and continuity of care. Impacting waitlist reduction by providing therapeutic services as delegated by the therapist. Aids the therapist through their teaching of other health care providers and providing psychosocial support for patients/families. Independently preforms weekly safety checks on electrotherapy equipment and monthly unit safety checklist.

Practices according to professional codes, JHAH, JCI, and CBAHI policies and procedures.

**Scope**:
Practices within John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Specialized Therapy and Clinical Services Department Dhahran, Al Hasa, Udhailiyah, Ras Tanura and Abqaiq according to professional codes and defines organizational policies and procedures and advances work practices.

Administers prescribed treatment plan to patient in a safe and effective manner, monitors patients response to treatment and advances treatment programs with mínimal guidance of the referring therapist. Independently carries out routine/complex tasks to support operations such as weekly machine checking, processing special benefit items. Co-treats with staff as required. Ensure optimal schedule utilization.

Position reports to the professional clinical staff on team who provides work direction with occasional guidance and support as needed.

Incumbent is responsible for recording, and evaluating the patients’ responses and progress throughout therapy.

Position gives feedback to referring therapist. Reports to and receives guidance from the senior professional staff and RSD Supervisor.

**Principal Contacts**:
**INTERNAL**:Daily with professional staff who provides work direction and occasional guidance and support, Physicians / Surgeons, nurses and other medical staff members to coordinate the rehabilitation program. Daily reception and colleagues. Daily with all levels of Company employees and their dependents as patients.

**EXTERNAL**:Occasionally with other company employees during outreach activities and hospital surveys or with outside medical professionals visiting JHAH

**Principal Duties**:
Provides assigned services with mínimal guidance and support, to adult and/or pediatric in and/or out patients with a range of physical and psychiatric illnesses, impairments and disabilities in accordance with clinicians orders

**ASSESSMENT**:

- Performs patient re-assessment.
- Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies reports outcomes to referring therapist
- Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment with guidance from the referring therapist to achieve goals.
- Assess machinery is working correctly
- Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver or significant other and provides education to meet those needs or discusses with the referring therapist

**PLANNING**:

- Prioritizes and manages patients and assists with scheduling.
- Prioritizes and manages varying assigned work roles and responsibilities
- Plans space and equipment needs to deliver therapy interventions in accordance with clinicians’ orders

**IMPLEMENTATION/INTERVENTIONS**:

- Provides intervention in accordance with clinicians’ orders and established plan of care. Intervention can be individual sessions or within groups, as appropriate including but not limited to electrotherapy, cryotherapy, exercise, gait training issuing of drop-in items
- Provides feedback to referring therapist pertaining to patient current condition and care in a timely manner
- Assists therapists in
- Fabrication of splints as required.
- Measurement of special benefit items, burn and vascular pressure garments as required.
- Documenting education in the patient teaching record
- For each patient treated, documents in the electronic health record SOAP format: Progress notes in accordance with REH-6
- Provides patient appointments in accordance to treatment plan
- Supports patient meeting functional goals in collaboration with the pa