Mobility Tech - Acute Rehab

Advocate Health Care; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Park Ridge, IL seeks a patient care assistant to support activity, ambulation, and mobility for patients, under RN guidance.

Responsibilities include assisting with transfers, meals, linens, and responding to call lights, while maintaining a clean, safe environment. Education: HS Diploma; BLS certification preferred. Competitive shifts offered.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma required.
• BLS certification required or preferred.
• No prior experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Safely and effectively ensure activity, ambulation, and mobility of patients.
• Assist with ambulation to the bathroom where needed.
• Assist with unskilled exercises as delegated by RN.
• Assist with patient positioning, proning, transferring, and transporting duties (may require lifting, pushing, pulling).
• Assist patients with sitting up for meals and setting up meals trays.
• Assist in ensuring patient linens are clean and repositioned as indicated.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Assist in responding to patient call lights.
• Maintain work equipment and storage areas.
• Demonstrate knowledge to provide age-appropriate care per policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development over the lifespan to meet patient needs.

Skills

BLS

Education

HS Diploma

Job description

Major Responsibilities

• Safely and effectively ensure activity, ambulation, and mobility of patients.
• May assist with ambulation to the bathroom.
• May assist with unskilled exercises as delegated by RN.
• Assists with patient positioning and proning, transferring, and transporting duties, which may require lifting, pushing, and pulling.
• May assist patients with sitting up in a chair for meals and setting up meals trays for patients as indicated.
• May assist in ensuring patient linens are clean and repositioned as indicated.
• Maintains clean and safe environment.
• May assist in responding to patient call lights.
• May assist in maintaining work equipment and storage areas.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Education/Experience Required: HS Diploma Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: None BLS

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.