Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.  

Provide on-site didactic and hands on training for nursing and other medical center staff in the use and proper application of available unit specific safe patient handling equipment to ensure OSHA compliance, improve patient and medical staff safety during transfers and bedside activity and promote a culture of injury prevention and safe patient handling throughout McLeod facilities.

Will provide orientation and training to nursing and other medical center staff, competency assessment, assessing staff learning needs regarding all aspects of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (Unit Peer Leader Program, regulatory requirements, equipment, bariatric). 

Provide training to nursing staff on application and implementation of BMAT (bedside mobility assessment tool) to identify mobility levels of patients in their care; to outline mobility plans when mobilization is needed for patient care activities.

Assist in the analysis and investigation of employee patient handling injuries by providing expertise in safe patient handling best practices; identify and provide recommendations for additional training for incident avoidance.

Coordinate enhancements in interdisciplinary communication regarding safe patient handling and mobility.

Outline, develop and create safe patient handling collateral materials: newsletters, tip sheets & equipment guides to foster safe patient handling best practices and equipment application and use.

Plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs.

Participate in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service program. 

Record and report on engagements including job coaching, training and consultation requests; updating records regularly for compliance tracking.

Responsible for equipment tracking, accessory inventory and supply; identifying defective or damaged equipment, initiating red tag and repairs

This position may include other clinical or administrative assignments necessary to the mission of McLeod Health.

Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. 

Will work at the Seacoast, Loris, Carolina Forest and coastal physician practices as needed

Work Schedule: 80 hours bi-weekly

Qualifications:

RN, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, or Physical Therapy Assistant. Hospital bedside in-patient experience a must.  Previous instructional/teaching duties a plus. 

Licenses and Certifications:

RN: Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 

Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, or Physical Therapy Assistant: Valid professional license within the state of practice. 

American Heart Association Healthcare provider.