Job Location : Ashland,KY, USA
* JOB SUMMARY
* The Mobility Tech Position assist the Nursing Team members in various types of mobility task including supervised walking programs and assisting in repositioning and turning.
* DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
* Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
* Administers supervised ambulation programs with/without use of assistive devices and assist in positioning patients as directed by healthcare providers
* Collaborates with nursing and therapy to identify patients who will benefit from mobility and positioning activities.
* Maintains open communication with Therapist, Nursing and Providers
* Documents progress and daily completion of assigned activities on the flow sheets within the EPIC EMR
* EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
* Minimum requirement:
* High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
* Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
* Preferred qualifications:
* One to three months related experience and/or training.
* WORKING ENVIRONMENT
* Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
* Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
* Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
* Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
* The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
* PHYSICAL DEMANDS
* Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
* Frequently required to walk and move about.
* Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
* Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
* Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
* Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
* Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
* Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
* Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.