Overview

Mobility Tech, Medic Surgical Unit

Full Time, 80 Hours per pay period, Day Shift

Roane Medical Center Overview: 

Proudly serving our community, Roane Medical Center is committed to your healthy future! Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide you the best possible patient care. From our quality medical, surgical, emergency and critical care services to our diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation support, you will find the right blends of technical expertise, medical professionalism, and patient quality and satisfaction at Roane Medical Center.

Position Summary:

Assists with mobility of patients; consisting of transfers out of bed and walking in room and in hallways.

Recruiter: Jason Shubert || jshuber1@covhlth.com || 865-374-5393

Responsibilities

• Receives assignment from nursing or therapy designee.
• Performs assigned mobility tasks with proper body mechanics and safe technique.
• Completes documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicates effectively with patients and other staff.
• Remains focused on assisting patients with transfers and mobilization; may include toileting patients.
• Assists with educating other hospital staff with proper transfer techniques as well as using the hospital lifting equipment to prevent staff and patient injury.
• Demonstrates ongoing competency in use of proper transfers and use of lifting equipment.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education: None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill, and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience: None

Licensure Requirement: CPR required.