Therapy Tech (Pool)
Company: Encompass Health
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: September 15, 2023
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Job Description:
The Therapy Technician assists rehabilitation nurses and
therapists with rehabilitation treatment and patient care according
to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and
guidelines. In addition, the position:
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The Therapy Technician creates an environment and culture that
enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient
safety and patient-centered treatment.
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What types of patients will you see? We are an acute rehabilitation
hospital setting. Typically our patients spend an average of 2-4
weeks in our hospital and come to us with a wide variety of
diagnosis such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury,
various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis,
osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple
trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our
patients are discharged directly home.
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We use evidence-based practice guidelines to treat our patients. -
We utilize our clinical outcomes to assess and improve our
treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national
outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated
outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our
patient outcomes.
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You will use -standard and advanced therapy technologies- depending
on hospital location, some equipment used such as Auto Ambulators,
Bioness, Interactive Metronome, Hand Mentor, SmartStep, Anodyne,
Wii and CAPs may be available.
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Helping you become better is critical to our success - You will be
paired with mentors; attend in-house as well as external
educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time
therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff;
and we offer educational benefits if you are interested in
continuing your education.
Job Code: 100150
Keywords: Encompass Health, Alexandria , Therapy Tech (Pool), Healthcare , Alexandria, Louisiana
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