Patient Care Tech

Responsibilities

Texas NeuroRehab Center is a specialized treatment facility located ten minutes from downtown Austin on 67 wooded acres. Originally a cattle ranch, the land was purchased in 1943 as part of The Brown Schools and has operated as a medical rehabilitation and behavioral healthcare facility for over 80 years. Today, Texas NeuroRehab Center provides complex medical and brain and spinal cord injury rehab for ages 13 years and older and neuropsychiatric treatment for youth. The capabilities of the facility as a whole allow for integrated and specialized care for children, adolescents and adults facing difficult challenges. Texas NeuroRehab Center is internationally known for improving the quality of life for many children; adolescents and adults, and it will continue to provide innovative approaches to neurobehavioral healthcare.

Website: https://texasneurorehab.com/

Texas NeuroRehab Center is currently accepting applicants for a Patient Care Tech. This Candidate will assists in the direct care & management of patients with medical issues as directed by the treatment team. Assists with unit programming to facilitate the carryover of therapy issues, leisure activities, & activities of daily living within the functional ability of patients & with consideration for the patient’s level of growth & development.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:
• Actively assists therapists & teachers with patients to provide therapeutic & / or educational activities.
• Provides hands-on physical care, supervision, crisis intervention, behavior management, & behavior modification as directed by the individual treatment plan & unit program guidelines.
• Takes and documents vital signs, weights, and heights.

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• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Pet Insurance
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Qualifications

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Must have a good understanding of the basic concepts of safe, supportive, nurturing, & therapeutic human interactions. Good verbal and written skills. Ability to rotate to other programs as necessary. Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information. Ability to learn the basic understanding of program & philosophy & is able to interpret & implement patient care. Demonstrates leadership by training new employees. Effectively interacts with patients, peers, & families. Ability to follow behavior program. Competent to supervise therapeutic & recreational activities. Understands & practices effective motivational techniques. Ability to problem-solve & communicate clearly, both verbally & in writing. Ability to maintain required attendance.

EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivelent. Prefer bachelor’s degree or college courses in health care, mental health, recreational therapy, education, or human growth & development.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Current Driver’s License or State issued Id. Current CPR certification.

EXPERIENCE: No minimum. Prefer one year’s experience as a nurse’s aide, mental health aide, psych aide, or the equivalent in a rehabilitation facility or similar setting.

PHYSICAL/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to sustain physical activity throughout scheduled shift, eight hours or more daily. Remain on feet, standing, walking, and/or kneeling while working with patients. Requires full range of body motion including physically restraining patients per policy by individual or team restraint. Ability to perform CPR. Emotional stability necessary to perform essential job functions. Hearing and vision sufficient to perform essential job functions. Lift, carry, & lower 50 pounds without assistance. Push patients in wheelchairs up & down hills & pursue running patients. Transfer patients to & from beds, toilets, automobiles, & wheelchairs. Ability to verbally communicate to deescalate a crisis situation. Accurately convey patient behavior & status, both verbally & in writing. Visually observe patient behavior & act to protect self & others from aggressive patients or accidents. Write legibly & grammatically to convey patient behavior & information in the chart. Assist in patient care from prompting up to total care in patient hygiene (i.e., bathing, diapering, dressing, etc.) Eat with & feed patients following diet orders & speech therapy program. Attend work regularly, on time, & as scheduled, according to facility policies. Flexible and mature to deal with changing priorities.

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