What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vision Rehabilitation Therapist position at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital?
Mary Free Bed Summary
We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.
ABVI is a not-for-profit, 501c3 organization. Founded over a hundred years ago, we work with individuals struggling with their loss of sight, to help them adjust to their new reality. Through our low-vision clinic we evaluate the extent of vision loss and then provide services to help our clients reach their goals. Whether it be assistive technology to improve the ability to carry out daily activities, or in-home rehabilitation to help with daily living skills, or one-on-one supportive counseling to help with feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression or peer support groups to provide encouragement, education and friendships, our specialists will help our clients build a plan that will help them become more independent and live their lives with confidence and dignity.
We serve clients of all ages. As the potential for visual impairment increases with age, most of our clients are senior citizens. No one is turned away from our services due to an inability to pay.
In January of 2020 ABVI became an independent subsidiary of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, allowing both organizations to share knowledge and resources to provide an exceptional service experience for our clients and their families.
Mission Statement
Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.
Employment Value Proposition
At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our Commitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.
- Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
- Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
- Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
- Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
- A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.
Summary
Completes intake on assigned rehabilitation service clients, develops client rehabilitation plan, performs rehabilitation services, prepares case notes after each client contact, maintains client case file on each client served according to case records policy, conducts follow-up on low vision clinic clients, and maintains relationships with other professionals in the field.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Schedule client appointments and complete intake information forms.
- Develop a client rehabilitation plan for services.
- Provide one-on-one rehabilitation teaching services to blind and visually impaired clients.
- Conduct in-home or office follow-up to low vision clinic clients to assist in selection and proper use of low vision aids and to aid with adaptive skills for daily living.
- Periodically attends client peer support group meetings to provide information.
- Maintain current case notes in client files on services provided.
- Submit weekly report of activity to supervisor.
- Cultivate and maintain relationship with other professionals in the field.
- Stay current on issues in the field of Blind Rehabilitation focusing on rehabilitation teaching.
- Attend Rehabilitation Services Department meetings and entire agency staff meetings as required.
- Conduct in-services in the community as needed.
- Carry out other rehabilitation services activities as assigned.
- Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, by:
Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures
Growing talent and people
Evaluating and eliminating disparities
Taking action against injustices, bias and racism
Honoring our differences and how to collaborate
Educating staff, patients, and the communities we care for
Restoring Hope and Freedom, together
Customer Service Responsibilities
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Responsibilities in Quality Improvement
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.
Essential Job Qualifications
- Master’s degree in blind rehabilitation.
- Prefer 2 years in rehabilitation teaching.
- A thorough knowledge of eye anatomy and diseases of the eye, the psychology of low vision, the psychological implication of blindness and a general awareness of rehabilitation services.
Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification
Levels:
- None (No specific requirements)
- Occasionally (Less than 1/3)
- Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)
- Majority (More than 2/3)
Remain in a stationary position:
Traverse or move around work location:
Use keyboard:
Operate or use department specific equipment:
Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder:
Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role:
Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding:
Transport, position, and/or exert force:
Up to 10 pounds:
Up to 25 pounds:
Up to 50 pounds:
Up to 75 pounds:
More than 100 pounds:
Other weight: Up to_ None __ pounds
Other:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.
Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected characteristic.
