Assists licensed therapists in delivering rehabilitation services through clinical support, patient treatment activities, and patient transfers. Performs administrative duties including scheduling, insurance verification, and maintaining clean treatment areas.
Requirements summary
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent education. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced clinical environment.
high schoolInventory ManagementSchedulingCollaborationInsurance VerificationPatient RegistrationClerical TasksPatient TreatmentAmbulation AssistancePatient TransfersTreatment Area Maintenance
Job description
Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Hiring Range: $15.00 - $24.49 Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Third Weekend Scheduled Hours: 2 evenings until 8 Shift: 2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours: 32 Cost Center: 26000 - 3884 42 Cape Road Physical Therapy This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities.
Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.
We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.
And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
Under the general supervision of the Rehabilitation Manager and Sr.
Director of Non-Diagnostic Ambulatory Services assists staff members in the delivery of rehabilitation services via clinical, secretarial, and/or housekeeping support within the guidelines established by the Board of Allied Health Professions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Clinical duties performed under the specific direction of the registered therapists or assistants as assigned.
I.
Major Responsibilities: 1.
Under the direction of a licensed Therapist and/or Therapist Assistant performs selected patient treatment activities.
2.
Assists therapists with transfers, ambulation, completion of exercises and hot and cold treatments.
3.
Completes clerical tasks to include but not limited to answering the phones, registering patients, scheduling patients for both initial and follow up appointments, collecting copayments, and completing insurance verification.
4.
Prepares, maintains, and cleans treatment areas, consistent with departmental protocols.
5.
Orders supplies and monitors inventory of supplies.
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Participates in peer reviews as assigned by Rehab Manager.
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Position Qualifications: License/Certification/Education: Required: 1.
Equivalent to completion of four years of high school required.
Experience/Skills: Required: 1.
Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced setting, collaborating with peers to produce optimum results.
Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments.
The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description.
Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver.
No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day.
Who is a caregiver?
It’s not just the person who delivers the care.
It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better.
Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention.
They give clean, comfortable rooms.
Fast, accurate answers.
And an easier, less stressful experience.
They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands.
We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other.
And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
