Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Technician

• Prepare patients for treatments or evaluations, assisting with undressing and treatment aids
• Transfer, move, and ambulate patients using wheelchairs or stretchers
• Assist therapists with sensory stimulation, training programs, gait training, exercise, weight training, and hydrotherapy
• Conduct therapeutic regimens reinforcing self-care activities such as feeding, dressing, bathing, and memory training
• Observe patients and immediately report reactions or changes in condition to the supervising nurse or therapist
• Fabricate equipment adaptations for patients
• Maintain adaptive equipment inventory and notify personnel of deficiencies
• Keep clinic areas organized and perform infection control procedures, including disinfecting equipment
• Maintain food inventory, including purchasing, dating, and rotating supplies
• Provide clerical support, including reception, file maintenance, document distribution, library maintenance, and medical-record retrieval
• Clean and maintain rental wheelchairs
• Deliver and store supplies and equipment from Central Supply
• Perform other assigned duties
• Report directly to the assigned Clinical Manager

Registry Rehab Technician