Patient Mobility Technician: Support Services
About The Position
The Patient Mobility Technician assists with the safe movement, positioning, and mobilization of patients across the healthcare facility. Working closely with all medical staff, the technician plays a key role in supporting patient recovery by promoting early mobility, preventing deconditioning, and ensuring the use of proper body mechanics and mobility equipment. The Patient Mobility Technician supports safe patient handling and mobility practices with education and training. The Mobility Tech will support patient extractions, patient lifts, patient transport jobs, and coaching of staff on the use of all Lift equipment associated with the facility. The Mobility techs are the experts for supporting the safe patient handling program under OSHA guidelines. Department will ensure timely and efficient job turns for patients and materials with checking battery life on equipment and support supply needs for each equipment specific to patient needs. Other supporting assistance is provided at varying levels based on the career category they fall in as outlined below. This position will perform all of the above duties including training of new hires and the ability to step in and assumed roles within Support Services transport duties when needed.
Responsibilities
- Assists with the safe movement, positioning, and mobilization of patients
- Promotes early mobility and prevents deconditioning
- Ensures the use of proper body mechanics and mobility equipment
- Supports safe patient handling and mobility practices with education and training
- Supports patient extractions, patient lifts, and patient transport jobs
- Coaches staff on the use of all Lift equipment
- Supports the safe patient handling program under OSHA guidelines
- Ensures timely and efficient job turns for patients and materials
- Checks battery life on equipment and supports supply needs
- Trains new hires
- Assumes roles within Support Services transport duties when needed
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
