Patient Mobility Specialist-P4 Stroke/Neuro/Medical-Methodist
Posted: 06/01/2025
About the job
- Area of Interest: Patient Care
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.4
- Department: Stroke/Neuro Medical- Meth
- Shift: Varied; 16 hours per week; weekend and holiday rotation
- Job ID: 164888
Powell 4 is a 19 bed Medical Neurology and Epilepsy Monitoring unit specializing in Stroke, Seizure disorders, and other neurology disorders. We are Primary Stroke Center Certified and have one of Central Iowa’s only Epilepsy monitoring units. Our dedicated team is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to patient centered care involving achieving best patient outcomes and safe discharge plans. Come be a part of our fascinating and rewarding team we have here on Powell 4!
Why UnityPoint Health?
At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:
- Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
- Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.
And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.
Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Manager and Supervisor, in collaboration with Coordinator of Safe Patient Handling, ensures patients are appropriately mobilized by assisting staff with ambulation, transfers and repositioning patients. Promotes employee and patient safety and mobility by assisting, modeling and educating team members on the appropriate method and manner of patient positioning and ambulation using proper lift equipment and technique.
- Contributes toward accomplishment of patient’s plan of care goals by providing mobility activities as assigned by the nurse.
- Assists patients and their families in learning to safely manage personal care while increasing activity, strength, and endurance.
- Effectively works with the patient and their interdisciplinary care team, reinforcing and promoting therapy/mobility initiatives.
- Effectively communicates changes in patient condition and functional ability to support an expedited change in the patient’s plan of care and prevention of more serious complications.
- Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience: Prior related health care experience preferred
License(s)/Certification(s):
- Valid driver's licesne when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons
- Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or obtain certification within three (3) months from date of hire.
- MOAB (will be obtained during training)
Benefits found in job post
- 401(k)
- Medical insurance
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