PATIENT AIDE SITTER -

About the role

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials
Department: Inpatient Float Pool
FTE: 0.90
Full Time
Shift: Rotating

Responsibilities

• PATIENT CARE - Assist with activities of daily living (ADL): meals, ambulation, hygiene, linen change and toileting as instructed
• PATIENT CARE - Maintain therapeutic plan of care and minute to minute care of patient who is at extreme risk to self or others
• PATIENT CARE - Complete specific skills listed in the "University of New Mexico, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Specific Functions" Matrix
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
• PATIENT OBSERVATION - Observe patient to ensure their safety and well-being; report observations to Nurse or RN Supervisor
• PATIENT CARE - Provide intake-output measurements
• PATIENT CARE - Complete documentation as required on the Electronic Medical Record per the Suicide Precaution UAP Procedure

Qualifications

• Education: High School or GED Equivalent
• Experience: No minimum experience required
• Nonessential: Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
• Credentials: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Physical Conditions: Heavy Work

Working conditions

• Sig Haz: Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients
• Med Haz: Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materials
• May work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required