Patient Mobility Tech - Physical Therapy Inpatient
Patient Mobility Tech - Physical Therapy Inpatient
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Job Description
Overview
Presbyterian Rust Medical Center is seeking a Patient Mobility Tech. In this role you will help nurses byassisting patients with their mobility during their hospital stay.
Youll team up with nurses to help patients stay active and independent whether that means assisting them how to shift positions in bed helping them transfer safely to a chair or walking with them down the hospital hallway. The goal of movement is also important for preventing serious complications like muscle weakness falls and pressure sores that can happen when patients stay in one position too long.
But heres what makes this job special: youre not just working with bodies youre working with people. While you help patients with daily tasks like eating bathing and getting dressed youll also be that friendly face they look forward to seeing offering encouragement when they need it most.
This position is a great next step if your goal is to become anurseor be atherapistworking in a rehabdepartment. Youll work shouldertoshoulder with healthcare professionals getting realworld experience that no textbook can teach you.
Consider this position if you would like to learn more about the medical field where youll learn grow and make a difference every single day.
How you grow learn and thrive matters here.
- Educational and career development options including tuition and certification reimbursement scholarship opportunities
- Wearable alarm badges (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
- Shift differentials for nights and weekends
- Differentials for higher education certifications and various lead roles
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Loan forgiveness through theNew Mexico Higher Education Department
- EPIC electronic charting system
Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Days
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Clinical experience preferred but not required
- Ability to learn and demonstrate competency in proper and safe patient handling including repositioning/bed mobility transfer/lifting and progressive ambulation using appropriate assistive devices as needed; cane walker crutches.
- Must successfully complete competency verification before starting on assigned unit.
- BLS Certification required at time of hire. Speak with Recruiter about BLS certification options.
Responsibilities
- Assists therapy and inpatient staff with patient care as directed.
- Assists with activities of daily living such as personal hygiene (shaving mouth care foot care peri care and bathing) positioning and ambulation
- Assist with patient mobility lifting and transfers to proactively mobilize patients to prevent deconditioning.
- Lifting responsibilities is defined as total body transfers requiring maximal assistance to and from: bed to/from chair/wheelchair; bed to/from gurney; bed to/from toilet/commode; floor to bed; repositioning i.e. turning and up in bed and any other lift where total body movement of a nonambulatory patient is required.
- Participates in the nutritional wellbeing of patients through tray delivery assistance with patient setup and feeding. Accurately records input and output.
- Reinforces education of patient and family/responsible party regarding individual care needs and safety issues.
- Participates in quality safety and care experience initiatives and goals.
- Provides for a safe environment and safe delivery of care.
- Monitors collects and records information in the patient record. Collects and accurately records weights and other patient data.
- Transports patients and documents action in patient record
- Courteously greets and directs customers. Promotes/facilitates accurate and timely unit communication.
- Communicates information pertinent to the end of shift summation before leaving the unit
- Rounds on patients and families frequently to assess and address personal needs concerns or comfort related issues. Reports information to responsible nurse for resolution when necessary
- Operates patient monitoring systems specific to unit needs such as cardiac monitoring.
- Assist with application and removal of restraints under the direction of an RN
- Applies oxygen delivery devices as ordered without altering settings or determining rates. Assists patients with portable or wall oxygen and assures proper storage of E cylinders
- Documents all care provided in the appropriate place in the patient record. Uses the computerized documentation system at the skill level commensurate with the responsibilities included in this description.
- Assists in maintaining nursing unit cleanliness and orderliness
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
Benefits
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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned notforprofit healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals a statewide health plan and a growing multispecialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908 we are the states largest private employer with nearly 13000 employees including more than 1200 providers and nearly 3500 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 640000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drugfree and tobaccofree employer with smoke free campuses.
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