Job Description
Make a difference every single day!
At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – precision and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using innovative facilities, you’ll have phenomenal resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.
What will you be doing in this role?
As a Patient Mobility Specialist at Cedars-Sinai, you will take a leadership role in the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of education programs/projects related to Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) initiatives for patients, personnel, and the community across the healthcare continuum. You will work closely with the nursing staff to implement and ensure the appropriate lifting techniques and machinery for patients are being applied. Your responsibilities will include providing education that is consistent with California legislative code AB 1136 for safe patient handling, as well as other relevant standards and guidelines. Additionally, you will identify safety concerns and institute measures to provide a safe environment and prevent patient and staff injury.
Assist the team in completing diverse tasks to optimize operational efficiency.
- Develop curriculum for safe patient handling training and equipment
- Provide and document usage of safe patient handling equipment
- Provide experienced care and patient education on safe patient handling equipment
- Respond to requests from nursing staff within 15 minutes
- Support and assist special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Identify patient's readiness for learning and ability to receive instructions and give consent
- Make special adjustments as required to meet the specific population needs
- Adhere to CSMC policy for Safe Patient Handling and relevant legislative requirements
- Collaborate with the nursing team to determine patient's current mobility level and provide input on the type of equipment to use
- Advocate for a "no manual lifting" culture in the medical center
- Perform department rounding to ensure equipment and linens availability and functionality
- Perform all other assigned duties
- Collaborate to problem solve and make decisions to achieve desired outcomes
- Establish effective working relationships with cross-functional teams
- Respond timely and effectively to deliverables
- Share knowledge and expertise to assist other team members
- Cultivate and maintain strong customer relationships and rapport
- Ensure practices and procedures are inclusive of interpersonal and cultural diversity
- Identify and respond appropriately to both internal and external customer needs
- Represent the company with external constituents
Qualifications
You'll be successful with the following qualifications:
- High School Diploma/GED (Bachelor's Degree highly preferred)
- Three (3) years of experience in direct patient care (EMT, CNA, Lift Team, patient education preferred)
- Basic Life Support Certification (BCLS) approved by the American Heart Association
- Expertise with lift equipment and devices to mobilize patients safely
- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theory, curriculum development, outcome study methodology, data management implementation, and evaluation
- Willingness to actively engage in opportunities for continuous learning, such as attending conferences, workshops, and relevant training sessions.
Req ID : 6615
Working Title : Patient Mobility Specialist - Safe Patient Handling -12-Hour - Full Time - Nights
Department : Safe Patient Handling
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Patient Services
Job Specialty : Transport Services
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Night
Shift Duration : 12 hour
Base Pay : $27.10 - $42.01
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)
