Rehab Jobs - What You Need to Know
If you're looking to get into the healthcare career field with an exciting rehab position, you've come to the right place. HealthcareRecruitment.com offers a full list rehab jobs, from physical therapists to radiation therapists. Click below to learn more about a variety of rehab jobs:
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Physical Therapist
- Evaluates, plans, administers PT programs as prescribed by physician
- Plans therapy sessions involving exercise, massage, other
- Utilizes equipment and prosthetic and orthotic devices
- Prepares patient reports on progress (salarysource.com)
- Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease/injury (careerplanner.com)
- Provide services that restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities (careerplanning.about.com)
Requirements
- Masters degree or doctorate
- Must pass licensing exam (careerplanning.about.com)
Salary/benefits
- Median salary: $60,180 in 2004 (careerplanning.about.com)
- Average salary: $55,000 - $65,000
- Up to $80,000
- Expense compensation and bonus opportunities (medtravelers.com)
Director of Physical Therapy
- Directs functioning of physical therapy department and staff
- Ensures the quality of care used in treating disabled/injured patients
- Develops physical therapy techniques and procedures
- Develops/implements safety procedures for patient care and use of equipment
- Consults with medical staff regarding patient care and progress
- Hires, trains, evaluates, and coaches staff (salarysource.com)
Requirements
- State license
- Five years of experience
- Previous supervisory responsibility (salarysource.com)
Physical Therapy Assistant
- Assist / under direction of PT (medtravelers.com)
- Assist with development of treatment plans
- Carry out routine functions
- Document treatment progress
- Modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status (careerplanner.com)
- Assists in prepping patients for treatment
- Performs selected treatments under guidance of licensed PT (salarysource.com)
- Provide patients with exercise, massages, electrical stimulation, paraffin baths, hot and cold packs, and traction and ultrasound
- May require physical exertion in lifting and transporting patients
- Should be in good physical condition (medtravelers.com)
Requirements
- Graduation from certified two-year therapy assistant program and one year of related experience (salarysource.com)
- Associate degree and clinical fieldwork
- Some states require license / must pass exam (careerplanning.about.com)
Salary/benefits
- Median salary: $37,890 in 2004 (careerplanning.about.com)
- Median salary: $31,000 - $44,000
- Up to $52,000
- Expense compensation
- Bonus opportunities (medtravelers.com)
Physical Therapy Aid
- Under supervision of PT or PTA
- Perform delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations
- Prep patients and treatment areas (careerplanner.com)
Requirements
- On-the-job training
- High school diploma or GED (careerplanning.about.com)
Salary/benefits
- Median salary: $21,380 in 2004 (careerplanning.about.com)
Occupational Therapist
- Perform delegated, selected or routine tasks in specific situations
- Prep patients and treatment areas (careerplanner.com)
- Assess, plan, organize and participate in rehabilitative programs that help restore vocational, homemaking, daily living skills and independence to the disabled (careerplanner.com)
- Help those who are mentally, physically, developmentally or emotionally disabled improve ability to perform daily tasks (careerplanning.about.com)
- Work one-on-one with patients to help improve quality of life / independence (medtravelers.com)
Requirements
- Master's or doctorate degree from accredited occupational therapy program
- Pass licensing exam (careerplanning.about.com)
Salary/benefits
- Median salary: $54,660 in 2004 (careerplanning.about.com)
- Average salary: $56,000
- With additional training / experience, up to $63,000 (medtravelers.com)
Speech Therapist
- Assess, diagnose, and treat persons with articulation, resonance, speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders (medtravelers.com)
- May perform research (careerplanner.com)
- Work with people who have variety of speech-related disorders including inability to produce certain sounds, speech rhythm and fluency problems, and voice disorders
- Help people who want to modify accents or have swallowing difficulties
- Work to prevent speech-related disorders (careerplanning.about.com)
- Improve communication skills through vocal exercises and cognitive therapies (medtravelers.com)
Requirements
- Master's degree in speech-language pathology in most states
- Proper certification (CCC-SLP)
Salary/benefits
- Median salary: $54,410 in 2004 (careerplanning.about.com)
- Average salary: $53,000-$65,000
- Advanced experience/specialization: $80,000 or more
Respiratory Therapist
- Assess, treat and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders
- Responsible for all respiratory care procedures
- Supervise respiratory techniques
- Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures
- Maintain records
- Select, assemble, check and operate equipment
- Evaluate patients
- Perform diagnostic tests
- Conduct limited physical examinations
- Work under supervision of physician (careerplainning.about.com)
- Control patients' blood-oxygen levels (medtravelers.com)
Requirements
- At least Associate's degree
- Bachelor and master's programs available
- License required
- Must pass Certified Respiratory Therapist Exam (CRT) administered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (careerplanning.about.com)
Salary/benefits
- Median salary: $41,140 in 2004 (careerplanning.about.com)
- Average salary: $46,000-$53,000
- Additional training / experience: more than $60,000 (medtravelers.com)
Radiation Therapist
- Perform radiation therapy to patients who suffer from cancer and other health disorders, including thyroid disease
- Administer controlled radiation to specific areas of the body
- Work near radiation, careful about overexposure
Requirements
- Associate's or bachelor's degree from an accredited radiation therapy education program
- Radiation therapy certification (AART) and yearly renewal often necessary (medtravelers.com)
Salary/benefits
- Average salary: $58,000-$60,000
- Advanced training/experience: up to $65,000 (medtravelers.com)
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