Mobility Technician II

Kaiser Permanente • Ontario, CA

107d

About The Position

The Patient Mobility Tech-II assists in patient care delivery and provides unit support through a variety of functions. This role involves working collaboratively with nursing and patient care services staff to reposition and transfer patients, utilizing patient care handling equipment to minimize injury risks. The Patient Mobility Tech-II works with a trained second person when lifting patients, ensuring proper lift techniques and equipment are used.

Requirements

• Must be able to lift, push, pull and transfer, reposition and transport patients on a daily basis.
• Job requires ability to lift as part of a team, utilizing appropriate equipment for assistance.
• Job also requires frequent bending, stooping, lifting, stretching and standing for extended periods of time.
• Must have the ability to physically work extensively with high risk patients and specialty equipment utilized to mobilize these patients.
• Must successfully complete Functional Capacity Test (includes ability to lift 90lbs) prior to final awarding of position.
• California Certified Nurse Assistant with 1000 hours recent acute clinical or skilled nursing facility experience within the last three years.
• Certified Nurse Assistant (California).
• Basic Life Support certification.

Nice To Haves

• An understanding of human anatomy, basic medical terminology, and rehabilitation principles.
• Prior experience in rehabilitation service or healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic nursing care needs to assigned patients and makes visual observations reporting abnormalities in accordance with established nursing procedures and policies.
• Documents patient observation and direct care information to patients' medical records.
• Uses the Multidisciplinary Plan of Care as a guide for individualized patient care and teaching as directed by the R.N.
• Works as a team member with assigned RN and other healthcare workers to provide care.
• Identifies discharge barriers and communicates to R.N.
• Assists with or provides activities of daily living (ADLs) including baths, linen change, dressing, feeding, providing water, grooming and hygiene.
• Collects simple specimens and records specimen collection.
• Reinforces pulmonary hygiene including use of incentive spirometer, and connects patient to pulse oximeter.
• Provides nourishments; assists RN in the setup of NG feedings, G-tube feeding or J-tube feeding.
• Administers minor treatments and procedures such as EKG test administration, non-medicated enemas, non-sterile dressing changes, sitz baths, and applies ostomy appliances.
• Provides bed exercises, including range of motion and positioning, and assists patients in ambulating when necessary.
• Documents care provided, including oral intake, output, vital signs, weights, and measurements in the medical record.
• Provides post-mortem care.
• Maintains prescribed standards of cleanliness and organization for assigned work areas.
• Removes faulty, non-functioning equipment from service, labels, and reports to appropriate personnel.
• Participates in providing appropriate emergency procedures as indicated.
• Utilizes house-wide computer system to input pending and discharged dirty beds.
• Works with a trained second person to provide assistance in the safe lifting and transferring of high-risk patients.
• Utilizes proper body mechanics, lifting techniques, and observes hospital protocols.
• Maintains patient and employee/workplace safety as a basic premise of all tasks performed.
• Assists physicians and/or other hospital personnel in positioning, restraining, and draping patients.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED