Mobility Technician-Physical Therapy-Full Time

University of Mississippi Medical Center • Jackson, MS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

To assist nursing and therapy in the delivery of patient mobility services.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED
• Understanding of common medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
• Takes initiative to complete work and meets productivity standards.
• Customer service skills.
• Follow directions as communicated in a variety of ways.
• Knowledge of Infection Control and Injury Prevention theories and strategies
• Learns quickly and through multiple channels.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Basic math skills, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
• Organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in a clinical setting

Responsibilities

• Spends day on assigned nursing unit
• Communicates with nursing prior to seeing each patient, to obtain updated patient status.
• Transports patients for hospital discharge and assists with vehicle transfers as needed.
• Rounds will triage rounding importance based on nursing communication) Boost or reposition patient in bed
• Assist with BSC transfers or walk to bathroom
• Mobilizes patients based on BMAT level
• Gets patients up for meals and throughout the day
• Assist patient to the chair and back to bed as appropriate
• Walks patient in hall as appropriate
• Provides feedback to nursing on unidentified fall precaution needs and skin integrity, LDA issues, patient concerns, etc
• For patients with both therapy and mobility program orders, mobility tech communicates with OT/PT to determine any specific mobility needs.
• Develop as a resource for patient mobility, serving as a mentor to floor staff in environmental set up, the use of devices, mobility techniques and body mechanics to safely promote the highest level of patient mobility.
• Assists nursing, as requested, for patients with in-bed positioning needs.
• Builds a trusting relationship with the patient.
• Provide dear and effective patient communication about the importance of mobility, vertical positioning, falls risks and out of bed activity as appropriate
• Increases patient morale and patient satisfaction through daily encouragement and increased autonomy
• Documents each session in EPIC
• T he duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees