Mobility Technician - Float Unit - Full Time - SVH

Highmark Health; 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 coordinate mobility interventions and improve patient mobility outcomes. The role requires strong teamwork and adherence to safety protocols within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include assisting with mobilizing high-risk patients, updating EMR records, educating staff on documentation and equipment, and participating in the mobility and fall prevention team

Qualifications

• 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

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.

Skills

Safe transferring of patients

Mobilize patients

Education to staff on documentation

Education to staff on equipment

Documentation of mobilization

Job description

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.

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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