Rehab aide vs physical science aide

Differences between rehab aide and physical science aide duties and responsibilities

Rehab aide example responsibilities.

• Assist therapists with exercises, transfers, and ADL's.
• Perform therapeutic ultrasounds, electrical muscle stimulation, Iontophoresis and DRS on patients as needed.
• Administer prescribe therapeutic exercise for patients with cervical, lumbar, shoulder, hip and knee injuries.
• Provide pre-therapy moist heat, set up patients on various machines, and deliver cryotherapy to patients.
• Assist patients with exercises using crutches and a variety of physical/ occupational and wheelchair chair clinic equipment.
• Provide patients with instruction for exercises (including home programs), thermotherapy, cryotherapy, and electrotherapy.
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Physical science aide example responsibilities.

• Manage organization and cleanliness of therapy room and equipment.
• Prepare and set up physical science labs including chemistry, physics, geology, geography, and astronomy.
• Implement development of basic GIS interface to team member for analyzing water quality.
• Monitor reactions and prepare reaction products for analysis with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).
• Train residents in the application of arm, legs, wrist, foot, neck splints.
• Issue durable medical equipment such as walkers, canes, and commodes to patients upon discharge.
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