Primary Location:

Frazier Rehab Institute - UMC

Address:

220 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each patient every day.

Job Description:

The Activity-Based Technician (ABT) provides a direct supportive role in the delivery of activity-based therapy services. The ABT prepares the patients for treatment and assists in providing activity-based therapy interventions. The employee is an effective team member and contributes to the development and achievement of department and organizational goals and objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Assists in the delivery of care according to acceptable practice guidelines and in compliance with department policies and procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed clinician
• Performs departmental operational duties as assigned,

• Coordinates use of equipment with other health care professionals and consistently returns equipment to proper storage area in good working order
• Reports patient responses to treatment as they occur to the primary clinician to ensure continuity of care; communicates any incident or unusual occurrence and completes the appropriate forms, as necessary, according to department policy

• Performs supply management in a timely manner to prevent delays of service; accurately and proficiently orders supplies
• Ensures completion of departmental compliance logs for a safe environment of care

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED/equivalent (required)
• Minimum 60 credit hours completion toward degree in exercise science, physiology, or health related field or two years of experience in an activity-based therapy practice setting (required)

Experience:

• At least six (6) months of patient care experience in an activity-based practice setting (preferred)
• Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, and basic exercise science strongly (preferred)

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)