Mobility Technician - Float Unit - Full Time - SVH

Allegheny Health Network; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Mobility Technician to collaborate with nursing leadership, rehab services, and physicians to implement early mobility interventions. The role includes updating EMR and educating staff on safe handling equipment, with a focus on mobility metrics and performance improvement.

The position requires High School/GED, CPR certification, and background clearances; flexibility to work evenings and weekends is expected. Full-time schedule of 36 hours per week.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CPR certification from American Heart Association.
• Act 34, Act 33, and Act 73 FBI background clearances required.
• Flexibility to work 8-hour shifts including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience in acute patient care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate early mobility interventions (40%).
• Assist staff with mobilizing complex and high-risk patients (20%).
• Update patient EMR as directed, including white boards (10%).
• Educate staff regarding safe patient handling equipment and mobility tools (10%).
• Serve as an active member of the mobility and fall team (10%).
• Monitor mobility metrics and lead performance improvement initiatives (10%).
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Safe transferring of patients

Mobilize patients

Education to staff on documentation

Education to staff on equipment

Documentation of mobilization

Working Schedule Hours**

Education

High School/GED

Job description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

The mobility technician will collaborate with nursing leadership, rehab services, quality, patient care technicians, physicians, and therapists.

• Coordinate and facilitate early mobility interventions (40%)
• Assist staff with mobilizing complex and high risk patients (20%)
• Updates patient EMR as directed- including white boards (10%)
• Educate staff regarding safe patient handling equipment and mobility tool (10%)
• Serve as an active member of the mobility and fall team (10%)
• Monitor mobility metrics and lead performance improvement initiatives (10%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

COMPANY

Allegheny Health Network

JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL OVERVIEW

The mobility technician will collaborate with nursing leadership, rehab services, quality, patient care technicians, physicians, and therapists.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and facilitate early mobility interventions (40%)
• Assist staff with mobilizing complex and high risk patients (20%)
• Updates patient EMR as directed- including white boards (10%)
• Educate staff regarding safe patient handling equipment and mobility tool (10%)
• Serve as an active member of the mobility and fall team (10%)
• Monitor mobility metrics and lead performance improvement initiatives (10%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• High School/GED
• CPR – American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

PREFERRED

• Acute patient care

SKILLS

• Safe transferring of patients
• Mobilize patients
• Education to staff on documentation
• Education to staff on equipment
• Documentation of mobilization
• Working Schedule Hours**

Full time - 36 hours work week. Must be flexible to work 8 hour days/evenings with fair share weekends and holidays.