Allied Health Assistant

at  Mercy Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Various
Job type: Casual
Organisation: Mercy Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Aged Care
Reference: 21759

ABOUT US:

Mercy Care Centre Young is a 26-bed subacute health service facility providing a range of outpatient, community health and aged care services for the people of Young and surrounding region. It specialises in geriatric evaluation and management; rehabilitation and palliative care.
Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) work at Mercy Care Centre, Young NSW, to ensure delivery of highly responsive and person-centred care. AHAs work between inpatient and community roles in the Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, sub-acute ward, Day Centre and Transitional Aged Care Program.

• AHA casual positions available at Mercy Care Centre, Young NSW (rural public hospital).
• Work across multiple therapeutic healthcare areas.
• Implement therapy plans and care to diverse patient caseload as specified by an allied health professional.
• Deliver and monitor individual and group exercise, personal care, education and therapy sessions requested by allied health professionals.
• Provide administrative support including booking appointments, recording data using multiple computer programs, ordering resources and electronic medical records.
• Support the fitting of assistive devices, equipment set up and cleaning, personal care, domestics, assist with client care and rehabilitation of patients.