Lift Technician

West Tennessee Healthcare; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, Tennessee, is seeking a patient lift and transfer assistant to support safe handling of patients in clinical and ancillary areas. You will collaborate with nurses and providers to move and reposition patients, ensuring comfort and safety while maintaining infection control standards.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, CPR certification, and at least 1 year of clinical experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Current CPR certification (If not certified, must have certification within first 90 days of employment).
• At least one year of experience in a clinical setting or clinical studies is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting nurses and other health care providers with patient transfers as requested such as bed to chair/chair to bed; bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed; stretcher to X-ray table/X-ray table to stretcher.
• Perform turns every two hours.
• Assisting in patient repositioning as requested by health care providers.
• Responsibility for any total body lift transfers needed inpatient care; the patient is unable to assist with the transfer.
• Responsibility for any high-risk transfers needed inpatient care; i.e., the patient is over 200 pounds, unable to assist with the transfer or lift.
• Compliance with specific policies and procedures for safety and infection control.
• Safe partnering with other health care providers to perform complex patient lifts/transfers, i.e.
• handling of multiple patient support lines, ventilators, traction devices, etc.
• Utilizing effective and appropriate communication and interpersonal skills.
• Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

Skills

Lifting patients

Patient transfers

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPR certification

Job description

Category:

Support Services

City:

Jackson

State:

Tennessee

Shift:

8 - Other Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for providing lifting support for patients as necessary in clinical and ancillary areas to ensure safety for the patient and clinical staff, as well as to increase and ensure patient satisfaction. The employee is subject to call back and overtime as required by the hospital.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assisting nurses and other health care providers with patient transfers as requested such as bed to chair/chair to bed; bed to stretcher/stretcher to bed; stretcher to X-ray table/X- ray table to stretcher; Rapid Response; Aid with getting patients to showers/baths, etc.
• Perform turns every two hours
• Assisting in patient repositioning as requested by health care providers.
• Responsibility for any total body lift transfers needed inpatient care; the patient is unable to assist with the transfer.
• Responsibility for any high-risk transfers needed inpatient care; i.e., the patient is over 200 pounds, unable to assist with the transfer or lift.
• Compliance with specific policies and procedures for safety and infection control.
• Safe partnering with other health care providers to perform complex patient lifts/transfers, i.e.
• handling of multiple patient support lines, ventilators, traction devices, etc.
• Utilizing effective and appropriate communication and interpersonal skills.
• Performs related responsibilities as required or directed.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION:

• Current CPR certification (If not certified, must have certification within first 90 days of employment.)

EXPERIENCE:

• At least one (1) year of experience in a clinical setting or clinical studies is preferred.

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE STATEMENT

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.