Parrish Medical Center · 1 week ago
Mobility Assistant
Titusville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expParrish Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services, and they are seeking a Mobility Assistant to support patient mobility and care. The role involves assisting patients with their mobility needs, ensuring safety, and fostering a collaborative environment within the medical surgical units.
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Responsibilities
Ambulates patients in a safe, courteous, and respectful manner and transfers from bed to chair and vice versa with consideration of the age-specific needs of the geriatric adult and adolescent patient
Appropriately uses lift equipment/aids for safe patient movement. Provide safe patient movement while assisting nursing staff with high frequency and problem prone lifts, turns and transfers
Commode ambulation with/without assistive devise
Assists with activities of daily living (ADLs) with a focus on mobility independence to include ambulation positioning dressing and toileting
Notifies staff of patients’ arrival and location within department and notifies staff of their return, ensuring all safety measures are in place (i.e., bed alarm, TABS, etc.). Alerts same of any changes in patients' condition. Communicates patient needs and/or requests to technical staff
Provides and/or reinforces patient instruction regarding safe mobility gait sequencing and weight baring status as appropriate. Demonstrates professional attitude
Observes patients for unsafe behavior, uses healing conversations to re-direct patient with courtesy and respect
Assists technical staff in moving of patients to and from transport equipment and procedure tables. Ensures accurate fitting of assistive device for mobility
Performs basic patient care skills such as vital sign reading and recording under the direction of the RN
Comply with all infection control and hazardous material measures at all times, maintaining a safe patient environment
Participate in all Customer Service Training in-service as provided by department
Clean and change linens on transport equipment as required
Maintains proper working order of portable oxygen canisters and reports to supervisor any faulty equipment
Performs similar or related duties as assigned
Knows fire, disaster and safety procedures and regulations as it pertains to the work area
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma/GED preferred
0 to 1 year; Ability to work and communicate effectively with patients
BCLS required within first three months of employment and must maintain and keep up to date during employment
Company
Parrish Medical Center
Parrish Healthcare has been proudly serving Brevard County since 1958 and continues to contribute to the physical, social, environmental and economic health and well-being of the community and people we have the privilege to serve.
1001-5000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christopher McAlpine
Sr. Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer
Edwin Loftin
VP Acute Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer
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