Mobilization Technician - 4E Short Stay/4N SAFE Unit - Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center - Variable Shift - Part Time 24 Hours/Week

Hours

Shift Start Time: Variable
Shift End Time: Variable
AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call

Pay

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $25.000 - $27.640 - $30.490

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

Qualifications

• 1 Year Hospital or similar experience
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
• Other Some college course in medical field - PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• Communicates relevant patient information regarding patients to appropriate staff members
• Communicates incomplete activities requiring follow-up to appropriate personnel
• Recognizes barriers to communication of plan of care and seeks resources or options
• Makes recommendations for optimizing patient and staff safety to leadership
• Role models appropriate use of lift and mobilization equipment and/or aids
• Utilizes appropriate lift and mobilization equipment and/or aids
• Under the direction of the Registered Nurse may ambulate the patient utilizing the appropriate equipment or assist devices
• Assists with lateral and supine patient transfers from bed to chair, chair to bed or bed to gurney as well as repositioning in bed and/or chair
• Demonstrates ability to transfer, with assistance, patients with complex clinical support equipment safely, maintaining integrity of intravenous lines, suction devices, feeding tubes, etc.
• Ensures and maintains integrity of unit lift and mobilization equipment
• Takes appropriate action in life threatening situations and immediately notifies the licensed nurse
• Maintains expertise and role models use of lift and mobilization equipment and/or aids
• In collaboration with unit clinical nurse specialist or educator, participates in and ensures initial and ongoing competencies of patient mobilization for unit staff
• In collaboration with unit clinical nurse specialist or educator, participates in and ensures initial and ongoing competencies of patient mobilization equipment for unit staff
• Identifies potential gaps in safe patient mobilization and reports to nursing leadership

Working knowledge of medical terminology and ability to effectively communicate in a demanding environment preferred.