Patient Mobility Specialist- Younker 8 Medical/Respiratory- Methodist

UnityPoint Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Join UnityPoint Health as a Patient Mobility Specialist in a part-time role, focusing on patient mobility and safety in acute care settings. Your duties will include assisting patients with ambulation and transfers while promoting adherence to safety protocols. Benefit from a supportive environment with competitive healthcare benefits.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401K Matching

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Early Wage Access with Daily Pay

Employee Recognition Program

Qualifications

• Prior related health care experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license required for work-related driving.
• MOAB certification to be obtained during training.

Responsibilities

• Assists staff with ambulation, transfers, and patient positioning.
• Promotes safety and mobility, educating team on best practices.
• Works with interdisciplinary care team to support patient care.

Skills

Patient Safety

Mobility Assistance

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Overview

Patient Mobility Specialist- Younker 7 Med/Surg- Methodist

Part-Time 16 hrs/week, varied hours

Benefits Eligible

Younker 8 cares for a variety of acute care patients, specializing in respiratory diagnoses, diabetic ketoacidosis, and acute or chronic medical conditions. The unit partners the Physician Internal Medicine Residency Program and is involved in many new patient care initiatives. Collaboration, teamwork, and innovation lead the team as we care for our acute patient populations.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Manager and Supervisor, in collaboration with Coordinator of Safe Patient Handling, ensures patients are appropriately mobilized by assisting staff with ambulation, transfers and repositioning patients. Promotes employee and patient safety and mobility by assisting, modeling and educating team members on the appropriate method and manner of patient positioning and ambulation using proper lift equipment and technique.

• Contributes toward accomplishment of patient’s plan of care goals by providing mobility activities as assigned by the nurse.
• Assists patients and their families in learning to safely manage personal care while increasing activity, strength, and endurance.
• Effectively works with the patient and their interdisciplinary care team, reinforcing and promoting therapy/mobility initiatives.
• Effectively communicates changes in patient condition and functional ability to support an expedited change in the patient’s plan of care and prevention of more serious complications.
• Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience: Prior related health care experience preferred

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Valid driver's licesne when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons
• Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
• MOAB (will be obtained during training)

Level 3: Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.