Job description
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
Job Summary / Purpose
In accordance with our mission and core values, the rehabilitation services mobility aide will assist with patient mobility including transfers to chair, ambulation to the bathroom and ambulation in the hallway. The mobility aide will provide direct patient care under the supervision of the therapists and RN’s.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Prepares room, equipment, supplies and patient for transfer and ambulation.
- Follows special instructions as provided by therapist or nursing.
- Assist with or performs transfer, mobility activity and ambulation as directed by therapist or nursing.
- Monitors patient response to activity and reports to nursing or therapist.
- Determines need for and properly implements safety measures for the patient during and following activity.
- Records patient mobility and activity in patient flow sheet accurately and in timely manner.
- Completes tracking flow sheets as instructed and give them to supervisor in a timely manner
- Adjusts level of assistance to the patient’s ability/level of independence, encourages independence.
- Utilizes proper body mechanics necessary to insure personal safety and patient safety during patient/material handling
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
High School diploma or equivalent
Required Licensure and Certifications
BLS
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training
Six months of patient care experience; must possess demonstrated communication skills, excellent customer service skills and the ability to deal effectively with multi-disciplinary team members, patients, patient’s family members and physicians.
Pay Range
$15.92 - $18.87 /hour
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