Mobility Tech - ICU

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesapeake Regional Medical Center is seeking a Mobility Technician to support the Nursing Unit by moving patients out of bed for meals and daily ambulation, using safe patient handling equipment to ensure safety. The role requires competency with adult and geriatric patients and collaboration with therapies and nursing staff.

The Mobility Technician must operate equipment such as wheelchairs, beds, lifts, and assist with transfers and mobilization while maintaining safety and documenting care.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reading comprehension, writing ability, and verbal communication skills.
• Must be 18 years of age to work in a direct care setting.
• Minimum education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as Rehabilitation Technician, Care Partner or CNA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mobilize patients out of bed for meals and ambulation using safe patient handling equipment.
• Operate wheelchair, bedside chair, stretcher, geriatric chair, hospital beds, Hoyer lift and other equipment.
• Assess portable equipment and patient status to promote safety.
• Assist nursing with mobilization and ambulation on the unit.
• Maintain safety of patients, staff and families at all times.
• Relay pertinent information to nursing staff regarding patient activity and pain/medication needs.

Skills

Mobility assistance

Patient transport

Safe patient handling

Communication

Team liaison

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Summary

The Mobility Technician is responsible for providing general support to the efficient function of the Nursing Unit through the mobility of patients out of bed daily for all meals and daily ambulation, while using a variety of equipment to ensure safety. The Technician must demonstrate competency in handling adult and geriatric patients, competency in all safe patient handling equipment and is responsible for adherence to Chesapeake Regional Medical Center’s regulations, policies and procedures.

• These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.
• Mobilize patients out of bed daily for all three meals using a variety of safe patient handling equipment
• Required to operate a wheelchair, bedside chair, stretcher, geriatric chair, hospital beds, Hoyer lift, sara steady and other various hospital equipment.
• Must be able to properly assess portable equipment such as oxygen cylinders, PCA pumps, feeding pumps, Wound vacs, and various drains, wires and tubes
• Must be able to assess sudden change in patient’s status to deem if unstable and needing immediate nursing attention to promote safety.
• Assist nursing with mobilizing patients as needed to various surfaces (stretcher, commode, etc)
• Ambulate appropriate patients on the unit 3x/day as able, to ensure continued mobility and prevent deconditioning.
• Perform stand-pivot, two and three person transfers in a manner which will not exceed established precautions by the physicians.
• Maintain the safety of patients, self, co-workers and family members at all times.
• Clean and return all used equipment to its proper location, and notify the Bio-Medical Department of any past due inspections or equipment malfunctions
• Ensure all durable medical equipment used are disinfected, working properly, tagged and ready for use for next staff member
• Act as a liaison between nursing staff and therapists
• Coordinating with therapies, if able, to allow for optimal patient participation in therapies prior to mobilizing these patients to fatigue
• Progressing mobilization with patients based off progression with therapy (no longer need safe patient handling equipment, etc)
• Relay pertinent information to nursing staff regarding patient activity, such as return to bed, pain level/need for medication, cognition, etc
• Attend required hospital wide orientations, meetings, and training.
• Perform computer functions required for patient care and documentation.

Summary

The Mobility Technician is responsible for providing general support to the efficient function of the Nursing Unit through the mobility of patients out of bed daily for all meals and daily ambulation, while using a variety of equipment to ensure safety. The Technician must demonstrate competency in handling adult and geriatric patients, competency in all safe patient handling equipment and is responsible for adherence to Chesapeake Regional Medical Center’s regulations, policies and procedures.

• These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.
• Mobilize patients out of bed daily for all three meals using a variety of safe patient handling equipment
• Required to operate a wheelchair, bedside chair, stretcher, geriatric chair, hospital beds, Hoyer lift, sara steady and other various hospital equipment.
• Must be able to properly assess portable equipment such as oxygen cylinders, PCA pumps, feeding pumps, Wound vacs, and various drains, wires and tubes
• Must be able to assess sudden change in patient’s status to deem if unstable and needing immediate nursing attention to promote safety.
• Assist nursing with mobilizing patients as needed to various surfaces (stretcher, commode, etc)
• Ambulate appropriate patients on the unit 3x/day as able, to ensure continued mobility and prevent deconditioning.
• Perform stand-pivot, two and three person transfers in a manner which will not exceed established precautions by the physicians.
• Maintain the safety of patients, self, co-workers and family members at all times.
• Clean and return all used equipment to its proper location, and notify the Bio-Medical Department of any past due inspections or equipment malfunctions
• Ensure all durable medical equipment used are disinfected, working properly, tagged and ready for use for next staff member
• Act as a liaison between nursing staff and therapists
• Coordinating with therapies, if able, to allow for optimal patient participation in therapies prior to mobilizing these patients to fatigue
• Progressing mobilization with patients based off progression with therapy (no longer need safe patient handling equipment, etc)
• Relay pertinent information to nursing staff regarding patient activity, such as return to bed, pain level/need for medication, cognition, etc
• Attend required hospital wide orientations, meetings, and training.
• Perform computer functions required for patient care and documentation.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.
• Mobilize patients out of bed daily for all three meals using a variety of safe patient handling equipment
• Required to operate a wheelchair, bedside chair, stretcher, geriatric chair, hospital beds, Hoyer lift, sara steady and other various hospital equipment.
• Must be able to properly assess portable equipment such as oxygen cylinders, PCA pumps, feeding pumps, Wound vacs, and various drains, wires and tubes
• Must be able to assess sudden change in patient’s status to deem if unstable and needing immediate nursing attention to promote safety.
• Assist nursing with mobilizing patients as needed to various surfaces (stretcher, commode, etc)
• Ambulate appropriate patients on the unit 3x/day as able, to ensure continued mobility and prevent deconditioning.
• Perform stand-pivot, two and three person transfers in a manner which will not exceed established precautions by the physicians.
• Maintain the safety of patients, self, co-workers and family members at all times.
• Clean and return all used equipment to its proper location, and notify the Bio-Medical Department of any past due inspections or equipment malfunctions
• Ensure all durable medical equipment used are disinfected, working properly, tagged and ready for use for next staff member
• Act as a liaison between nursing staff and therapists
• Coordinating with therapies, if able, to allow for optimal patient participation in therapies prior to mobilizing these patients to fatigue
• Progressing mobilization with patients based off progression with therapy (no longer need safe patient handling equipment, etc)
• Relay pertinent information to nursing staff regarding patient activity, such as return to bed, pain level/need for medication, cognition, etc
• Attend required hospital wide orientations, meetings, and training.
• Perform computer functions required for patient care and documentation.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Candidate is required to have reading comprehension skills, writing ability, and verbal communication skills. If candidate does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, they will be required to complete a reading and writing assessment. Must be 18 years of age to work in a direct care setting.

Education And Experience

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience: Previous experience as a Rehabilitation Technician, Care Partner or as a Certified Nursing Assistant is preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Basic Life Support Certification-BLS