Mobility Technician

Job Summary

About the role

To assist nursing and therapy in the delivery of patient mobility services.

Responsibilities

• Spend day on assigned nursing unit
• Communicate with nursing prior to seeing each patient, to obtain updated patient status
• Transports patients for hospital discharge and assists with vehicle transfers as needed
• Rounds (will triage rounding importance based on nursing communication)
• Boost or reposition patient in bed
• Aid with BSC transfers or walk to bathroom
• Mobilize patients based on BMAT level
• Get patients up for meals and throughout the day
• Aid patient to the chair and back to bed as appropriate
• Walk patient in hall as appropriate
• Provide feedback to nursing on unidentified fall precaution needs and skin integrity, LDA issues, patient concerns, etc
• For patients with both therapy and mobility program orders, mobility tech communicates with OT/PT to determine any specific mobility needs
• Develop as a resource for patient mobility, serving as a mentor to floor staff in environmental set up, the use of devices, mobility techniques and body mechanics to safely promote the highest level of patient mobility
• Assist nursing, as requested, for patients with in-bed positioning needs
• Build a trusting relationship with the patient
• Provide clear and effective patient communication about the importance of mobility, vertical positioning, falls risks and out of bed activity as appropriate
• Increase patient morale and patient satisfaction through daily encouragement and increased autonomy
• Document each session in EPIC

Environmental and Physical Demands

Requires occasional exposure to bio-hazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional traveling to off site locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional crawling, frequent crouching/stooping, frequent kneeling, frequent pushing/pulling, constant reaching, occasional sitting, constant standing, frequent twisting, and constant walking.

Requirements

• Education and Experience Required: High school diploma/GED
• Certifications, Licenses, or Registration: N/A
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Work experience in a clinical setting