Rehabilitation aide vs physical science aide

Differences between rehabilitation aide and physical science aide duties and responsibilities

Rehabilitation aide example responsibilities.

• Manage inventory of supplies and splints for the department.
• Manage organization and cleanliness of therapy room and equipment.
• Help patients who used wheelchairs and walkers.
• Assist patients with ADL's, collect lab specimens, perform EKG's, occasionally perform duty as a patient sitter.
• Assist physical therapists and occupational hand therapist in implementing rehabilitation programs for patients in an outpatient orthopedics and hand therapy clinic.
• Assist OTR/L in patient education and DME distribution at SNF
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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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