Responsibilities

• Assist the therapists and other professional staff in the implementation of prescribed therapy treatment or treatment process both in the centre and at home.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of the clients under your care at all times.
• Be aware of safety procedures and never to leave client unattended. To monitor clients during treatment so as to ensure safety of clients.
• Assist clients in ADL activities and accompany clients to the toilet, where necessary.
• Assist clients in their ADL activities (e.g. uninary catheterisation and urinary drainage system care) and other simple nursing care or first aid (e.g. wound dressing).
• Take and document vital signs (e.g. blood pressure and heart rate) of the clients prior to commencement of therapy. To alert therapist before therapy session for any abnormality in the vital signs.
• Assist therapists in keeping track of basic statistics and data (e.g. updating of the daily attendances, appointment cards, updating meeting details, etc).
• Maintain clean supply of linen regularly.
• Prepare clients and therapy equipment before each therapy session, this includes opening of centre at the beginning of the day.
• Assist and/or conduct routine exercise/group therapy/activities session as formatted by the therapists.
• Assist in donning and doffing of prosthetics, orthotics etc where necessary.
• Provide necessary feedback/information with regards to clients’ behaviour to the therapist.
• Be responsible for up keeping and maintenance of all therapy equipment and report any maintenance and repair required of the equipment.
• Maintain the cleanliness and infection control measures in the department.
• Ensure that the department is locked up at the end of the day.
• Work in liaison with personnel from the various disciplines.
• Work in liaison with the volunteers (such as student therapists) who are helping in the treatment of the clients.
• Porter clients from the various departments to the rehab department in accordance to client’s treatment schedule, if required.
• Attend and contribute regularly at the following:
  • Staff meetings
  • Case conference and team Meetings
• Any other duties as per organisation’s needs

Requirement

• Possess basic patient handling skills.
• Ability to communicate in local languages.
• Good team player.