Safe Patient Mobilization Technician
Oregon Health & Science University · Posted Nov 15, 2024
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Full-time · Associate
- 0+ years
Assists direct patient care providers using safe patient mobilization techniques such as performing equipment assisted lifts, transfers, turns and repositioning of patients in clinical environment.
Responsibilities
- Rounds regularly to inpatient ICU floors
- Collaborates with clinical staff to assess patient needs before each task
- Performs patient transfers or repositioning using appropriate lifting and transfer equipment
- Responds to requests for patient lifts or transfer on-site ancillary departments and clinics in less than 30 minutes
- Transports patients using wheelchair, stretcher, hospital bed, and morgue cart
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Associate's degree or higher (preferred)
- Nice to have: EMT certificate
- Nice to have: Experience in safe lifting and transferring of patients with safe patient mobilization devices