**Overview** **SSM Health Rehabilitation - St. Charles, MO** **_SSM Health St. Joseph's Health Center_** **Student Therapy Extern - Per Diem** Candidate must be available **ONE** **weekend shift** per month minimum. _SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles continues to meet the evolving health care needs of our patients and community. Located conveniently in historic, downtown St. Charles, our 333-bed acute care hospital is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, a Level II Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Center and specializes in many other specialties._ **Responsibilities** + Lifts patients to/from mats, treatment and tilt tables, wheelchairs and other equipment appropriate to the facility/department. + Assists patients with transfer activities to all surfaces. + Assists patients in donning/doffing all appliances specific to the facility/department.Positions patients in parallel bars and prepares patients for standing with appropriate orthotic/prosthetic devices and equipment. + Transports patients to/from therapy as needed.Assists therapist with other patient related treatment activities as appropriate and providing equipment. + Assist with patient related activities including equipment set-up and patient positioning in preparation for therapy session as outlined in the State Practice Act. + Maintains the department and department equipment in a clean and orderly condition. + Prepares department each morning. + Picks up equipment during treatment hours and at the end of treatment day. + Maintains department and disinfects equipment throughout and at the conclusion of the treatment day according to hospital infection control policies and procedures. + Reports defective equipment to DOR. + Ensures maintenance of cleaning logs and refrigerator temperature logs. + Follows and assists with facility infection control policies and risk management procedures. + Assists the DOR with identification of support staff needs for patient care in the rehab treatment areas and coordination of such between rehab and nursing floors. + Participates in therapeutic dysphagia and feeding program as requested and supervised by the therapists. **Qualifications** + Mustbe acurrent studentaccepted in an OT, SLP, or PT program **Additional Data** Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans Apply for this job (https://jobs-selectmedicalcorp.icims.com/jobs/328355/rehab-therapy-extern/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=1374627814) Share this job **Job ID** _328355_ **Experience (Years)** _0_ **Category** _Therapy - Support_ **Street Address** _300 First Capitol Drive_