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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed.
With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning.
It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Mobility Technician, under the direction of the department of rehabilitation in partnership with nursing unit leadership, assists with patient care related activities to improve and enhance the mobility of patients in an acute care hospital setting.
Responsibilities :
A day in the life of a Mobility Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes :
1. Works collaboratively with physical therapy, nursing teams, and other healthcare professionals to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of this role.
2. Provide patient care based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service.
3. Provide for effective and safe patient outcomes through practice, judgment, and critical actions.
4. Develops rapport and mutual respect with patients and foster an optimal environment for goal achievement.
5. Works to promote a culture of mobility with the care team.
6. Independently provide direct hands-on patient care to safely mobilize patients, and educate families / caregiver on mobility techniques to facilitate discharge to the home setting.
7. Responsible for assisting in ongoing patient mobility including transfers, ambulation of patients and facilitation of exercise groups.
8. Models and maintains a safe environment in which to deliver service and employs correct body mechanics during activities.
9. Monitor / measure vital signs (pulse, respirations, blood pressure and O2 saturation) at the discretion of the leader and document findings in patient record;
notify RN immediately of abnormal results.
10. Uses CPR (basic life support) skills when required.
11. Ongoing communication with nursing, rehabilitation and other members of the health care team regarding patient mobility status and patient outcomes;
tracks clinical outcomes as directed.
12. Completes associated documentation.
13. Notifies nursing of unsafe conditions and handles emergency situations in an appropriate manner.
14. Practices OSHA safety standards.
15. Other duties and / or projects as assigned.
16. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications :
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required :
1. High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and / or GED equivalent programs.
2. Basic math, medical terminology, and literacy skills.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Proficient computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office, Google Suite platforms and EPIC.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred :
1. Enrolled in a Certified Nursing Assistant Program, Patient Care Technician Program or or health sciences program preferred.
2. Minimum of 1 year or more of experience in health care is preferred.
3. Minimum of 1 or more years of experience in customer service or patient care preferred.
4. Possess knowledge of common hospital equipment used in patient care.
Licenses and Certifications Required :
Working Conditions :
Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs, pushes or pulls a minimum of 35 lbs, carries up to 35 lbs, and stands a minimum of 7 hours per day;
Is able to lift or mobilize patients and can carry necessary equipment / supplies throughout the hospital.
If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Last updated : 2024-07-31
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$36k-45k (estimate)
08/02/2024
08/17/2024
hackensackmeridianhealth.org
OAKHURST, NJ
50 - 100
2016
ROSE F HAYET MD
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two childrens hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Childrens Hospital in Hacke...nsack, K. Hovnanian Childrens Hospital in Neptune; nine community hospitals Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin; a behavioral health hospital Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead; and two rehabilitation hospitals - JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick. Additionally, the network has more than 500 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers and physician practice locations. Hackensack Meridian Health has more than 35,000 team members, and 7,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.
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