Mobility Technician (CNA), Ortho

Mobility Technician

Under frequent supervision, the Mobility Technician is a multi-skilled individual who provides a wide variety of clinical tasks/procedures for the patient as a member of the patient care team. The Mobility Technician provides any basic patient care duties and assists with tasks to assist with the progression of the patient's plan of care. The Mobility Technician performs designated tasks that are predetermined for each patient and assigned by a licensed therapist (PT /OT/SP/CP). Communication with the Patient Care Team is pivotal to their role, to assist with appropriate progression of the patient. Patients served include all age groups (infant through adult-geriatric). The Mobility Technician may also assists the patient with activities of daily living, maintaining a quiet, therapeutic and clean environment. The Mobility Technician will spend the vast majority of time at the patient's bedside meeting their basic physical and environmental needs based on an individualized plan of care. The Mobility Technician will perform the following skills/procedures (includes but not limited to): phlebotomy, IV starts/restarts, Foley insertion (ED only), simple sterile dressing changes Population served includes infants, children and adults.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current CNA certification from the MBON.
• One Year of experience in a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) or a similar position, or two (2) semesters of clinical experience in formal Nursing Education with a certificate from the MBON
• Current AHA Health Care Provider (CPR) card.

University of Maryland Medical Center