SUMMARY:
Provides non-skilled patient services including ambulation assist services to maintain or improve patients’ functional ambulation, and set-up and take down services for sequential compression devices, CPM’s, overhead frame and trapeze equipment, and other types of orthopedic traction set-ups.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education: High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred experience: Previous patient care experience desirable
Certifications: Current CPR certification
Safety Sensitive Designation:
This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without an accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to perform the following: Must have the ability to: communicate effectively, orally and in writing; focus with attention to detail, solve problems and make decisions; show compassion to those in pain/functional loss; handle critical and highly stressful situations with efficiency and composure. Must be able to stand and walk, and bend, stoop and twist, push, pull and occasionally lift up to 250lbs for up to 8 hours each day. Requires repetitive hand movements. Must have a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity. Must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to operate a computer keyboard and PC mouse to utilize computer software for patient care documentation.
Work Environment:
Patient care setting: within a hospital environment and in an outpatient setting.
There is potential risk for exposure to communicable diseases and blood or other body fluids.
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