Mobility Technician, Full time, Days 7a-3p, Kahn 5, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

3d•$19 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves assisting patients with daily living activities, including turning, positioning, and transferring patients. The Mobility Technician also assists patients with ambulation using appropriate assistive devices and provides the necessary support. Adherence to hospital policies and procedures regarding patient care is essential. The position also requires observation and maintenance of isolation precautions, including practicing hand hygiene and utilizing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Accurate and timely documentation of patient contact, ADLs, and other pertinent information is required, along with completing verbal and written reports by the end of the shift. The technician must demonstrate flexibility in responding to patient needs, prioritize care based on patient needs, and work collaboratively as a team member to meet unit and department goals. Safety and comfort measures for patients are paramount, including checking with the patient's care team before and after mobilizing, ensuring patient safety upon leaving the room (bed rails, locked bed, call bell within reach), and adhering to precautions for patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Customer service and patient satisfaction are key, involving observation and response to emotional needs of patients and families, reporting observations to the care team, and communicating with staff via vocera when unable to assist patients directly. The role also includes performing non-patient, unit/department specific duties such as maintaining a neat and clean environment, cleaning assistive devices, and performing other requested duties. Maintaining a safe environment in accordance with regulatory agencies (OSHA, Joint Commission, Board of Health) is critical, including checking patient identifiers, ensuring call bells and phones are within reach, removing non-functioning equipment, activating bed alarms, remaining with fall risk patients during toileting, and participating in hand hygiene initiatives. The technician will also participate in the orientation of new employees and provide coverage for patient care as needed. Recognizing and reporting physiological symptoms of dizziness, SOB, and fatigue to nursing staff in a timely manner is also a responsibility, along with completing documentation and communicating changes in patient condition to the care team.

Requirements

Full time
Days 7a-3p
Mobility Technician
Assists patient with activities of daily living.
Observes and maintains isolation precautions.
Documentation/report.
Determines priorities of care.
Provides and maintains safety and comfort measure for patient.
Customer service/patient satisfaction.
Performs non-patient, unit/department specific duties.
Maintains a safe environment.
Training/staffing/unit specific.
Patient communication.

Responsibilities

Turns and positions patients per policy or as directed and transfers patient to and from bed/chair/stretcher.
Assists patients with ambulation utilizing the appropriate assistive device and providing the appropriate amount of assistance.
Observes and maintains isolation precautions, practices hand hygiene, and maintains standard precautions.
Assures appropriate PPE supplies are utilized as needed.
Records patient contact timely and accurately.
Documents ADLs and other pertinent information in a timely manner.
Completes verbal and written reports by end of shift.
Demonstrates flexibility in responding to patient need.
Completes all assignments unless redirected by rehab coordinator/manager.
Works as a team member in meeting assigned unit and rehab department needs and goals.
Demonstrate ability to prioritize care based on patient needs.
Checks with patient’s care team both before and after mobilizing the patient.
Ensures appropriate bed rail position, bed locked, call bell/TV control and telephone within reach of patient upon leaving patients room.
Adheres to precautions when caring for patients receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
Asks patient anything else I can do for you.
Participates in rehab department meetings and report.
Observes for and responds to emotional needs of patient and/or family/significant others.
Reports observations to the patients care team for follow up.
Communicates with other staff members via vocera when unable to assist patients.
Give patients an expected time frame for tasks and communicate with patient to ensure all needs are met.
Maintains neat and clean environment.
Cleans all assistive devices after use.
Performs other duties and errands as requested by rehab department.
Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
Adheres to OSHA, Joint Commission, Board of Health, and hospital standards and requirements.
Participates in yearly validations of skills.
Maintains clean and safe environment for patients and staff in accordance with hospital policies and other regulatory agencies.
Checks for two patient identifiers prior to any intervention.
Ensures patient call bell and phone are within reach.
Removes all non-functioning equipment from floor.
Bed alarms are activated on appropriate patients.
Remains with fall risk patients when toileting.
Participates in hand hygiene initiative.
Participates in the orientation of new employees by assisting in role responsibilities, unit routine of patient care, documentation and equipment utilization.
Assist new employees during their shifts.
Provide coverage for the department for patient care as needed.
Recognizes the physiologic symptoms of dizziness, SOB and fatigue and reports them to nursing staff on a timely basis.
Completes all documentation of activities as assigned.
Communicates with the patients care team regarding changes in the patient’s condition as well as any other patient care concerns or suggestions.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
Life & AD&D Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare
Well-Being Rewards
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance