Committed to providing functional, cost effective safe patient handling solutions, Medco Technology has partnered with O’Shea & Associates for safe patient handling education and training. With successful program implementation in more than 500 diverse healthcare facilities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and the United States, the O’Shea NoLift system guarantees staff competency, compliance and the culture change needed for a sustainable safe patient handling program.

Services

Medco Technology and O’Shea & Associates are pleased to offer a variety of training solutions, each customizable to fit the individual needs of your organization.

Facility Wide:This option provides full implementation of the O’Shea NoLift System into the entire facility. This includes all specialty units and can include non-clinical areas such as laundry, food services and cleaning services.  O’Shea provides all training for unit champions and staff while supporting the implementation with real time hands-on assistance at the bedside. Upon completion of the training, follow-up support via phone and email, and site visits are provided for one year.

Select Department / Units:With this option, the system is implemented into two or more departments allowing for a staggered implementation plan, and allowing O’Shea to build the necessary framework and structure for the organization to continue growing the program at their own pace.  The selected departments should include high injury areas, specialty areas or areas with poor compliance.

NoLift Boot Camp:This intense four-day workshop provides the safe patient handling program coordinator with the skills and know-how to successfully implement and maintain a safe patient handling program within their facility.  It includes hazard identification, managing the risk, culture change and change management, and achieving compliance. No Lift Boot Camp also provides hands-on training covering safe patient handling procedures for all areas.

Train the Champion: This two-four day workshop provides unit champions with the skills and knowledge to implement and maintain the NoLift System in their unit or department. Practical components include all safe patient handling procedures and challenges specific to the patient population. Theoretical elements include compliance, competencies and culture change.

Management Camp:This half-day workshop is aimed at clinical nurse managers and directors to assist them in understanding the importance of safe patient handling and how it impacts staff and patient safety, productivity and quality of care. It includes detailed roles and responsibilities, safe patient handling solutions, getting buy in, achieving culture change and bridging the gaps in equipment.

Staff Pain and Fatigue Survey with Site Hazard Identification: Internet based surveys tailored for your facility, these surveys are completed by all staff allowing your organization to measure staff pain and fatigue, assess the tasks performed in the workplace most likely to cause staff pain and discomfort, as well as, staff hazard identification allowing for departmental specific break down of all manual handling tasks and vender neutral recommendations for equipment to help control the risk.