Market Mobility Tech Trainer

Job Summary

Job Type: Full Time
Job Shift: Days
Department: Nursing Admin

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver education through onboarding, skills labs, and ongoing competency validation for Mobility Technicians, nursing staff, and other team members involved in patient mobility.
• Create competency checklists, training modules, and annual competency validation processes aligned with ergonomic, mobility, and safe patient-handling standards.
• Provide hands-on coaching in transfers, lifts, ambulation assistance, gait cueing, balance support, postural control, and progressive mobility techniques.
• Serve as the lead trainer on all lift equipment, mobility aids, and assistive devices; ensure consistent, safe, and correct use across units.
• Evaluate staff performance during real-time mobility activities, offering corrective guidance, skill reinforcement, and individualized feedback.
• Partner with therapy and nursing to align training with ergonomic principles, mobility goals, care plans, and hospital early-mobility protocols.
• Round on units to observe mobility practices, identify training gaps, and support complex mobility cases when needed.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to prevent falls, pressure injuries, and musculoskeletal strain—both for patients and staff.
• Monitor adherence to lift-equipment utilization expectations and safe patient-handling policies.
• Contribute to development and refinement of early mobility programs, pathways, and performance benchmarks.
• Aid in collecting and analyzing data related to mobility participation, lift utilization, and safety outcomes.
• Ensure all Mobility Technicians are competent in proper EMR documentation of mobility activities and patient response.
• Maintain accurate training records, competency files, and compliance logs.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert on mobility equipment operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and safety checks.
• Train staff on proper equipment cleaning, storage, and inventory practices.
• Coordinate with vendors as needed for new equipment training or updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferred.
• Safe Patient Handling Professional (SPHP) certification or equivalent preferred.
• Current BLS certification (or obtained within 30 days of hire).
• 3+ years of experience as a Mobility Technician, Rehab Aide, CNA, Rehab Tech or similar patient-mobility support role.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience providing staff education, clinical instruction, precepting, mentoring, or competency validation in a healthcare setting.
• Strong understanding of body mechanics, functional mobility, gait training principles, and safe transfer techniques.
• Experience working in an acute care hospital environment preferred; medical-surgical, critical care, orthopedic, rehabilitation, or progressive care experience highly desirable.
• Ability to provide calm, clear direction in fast-paced or high-risk mobility situations.
• Proficiency with lift equipment, mobility devices, and hospital mobility protocols.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.