Patient Care Sitter

About the Role

Functions as a member of the health care team under the direction of the RN. Utilizing a Patient Focused Care approach, provides sitting services to a specific group of patients within the St. Joseph Mercy Oakland System. Actively supports and participates in the activities of the unit-based Shared Governance Council. Promotes organizational commitment to customer service.

Responsibilities

• Performs activities of daily living (ADLs) appropriate to the patient's condition, according to unit routine under direction of the RN, including physical care such as bathing, turning, ambulating patients, and toileting.
• Provides basic nutritional support to patients such as tray passing, tray setup, assistance with feeding, and communication of intake to RN.
• Demonstrates principles of Relationship-based Care to cultivate and maintain therapeutic relationships as a means to optimal healing and collegial functioning as an interdisciplinary care team member.
• Provides observation following the guidelines as described during department-specific orientation. Must ensure they are actively participating in a distraction-free environment.
• Reports patient care incidents and changes in the patient's condition to the RN in a timely fashion.
• Creates a neat and clean environment for optimal patient care experience. To ensure safe patient care experience, incumbent must remain with patient until hand-off occurs.
• Seeks and incorporates feedback concerning improvement in one's own practice, including participation in self-appraisal.
• Provides patient care that reflects respect for patient's rights, dignity, values, culture preferences, and expressed needs, with attention to providing comfort, relieving pain, and alleviating anxiety.
• Takes personal accountability to seek out experiences in order to maintain skills and competence.
• Integrates principles of the Personal.Connected.Journey and demonstrates Trinity Health Guiding Behaviors to provide excellent care of self, patients, and care team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned and needed, including non-clinical duties consistent with meeting the needs of the patient and care team.
• Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of St. Joseph Mercy Oakland through performing behaviors consistent with the Trinity Health Values.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations, the Trinity Health Organizational Integrity Program, including the Standards of Conduct and Code of Ethics.
• Supports and conducts oneself in a manner consistent with customer service expectations.
• In accordance with unit or departmental practice, determines that appropriate charges have been entered for the correct patient, encounter, date/time of service, with any required modifiers. Makes corrections as needed per charge capture policy/practice.
• Actively participates in ongoing education and communication regarding revenue management.
• Assists with tracking and monitoring of equipment assigned to the unit. Requests services for maintaining equipment as needed.
• Proficient with the electronic health records for documentation, assessment, and care management, performing these activities concurrently with provision of care throughout the shift.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Working Conditions

• Working in the patient care environment may result in exposure to communicable diseases and hazardous substances.
• Position may require frequent lifting and carrying of patients/equipment/other not to exceed 51 pounds. Associates will not lift items/patients exceeding 35 pounds from the floor.
• Occasional (5-10% of work time) squatting, crawling, crouching, kneeling, and balancing; frequent bending/stooping and reaching above shoulder level, pushing/pulling.
• May work in a dimly lit environment and sit for periods up to 100% of shift.
• Position requires the use of hands for simple and firm grasping and fine manipulating.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and PTO, effective Day 1 of employment — no waiting period.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions.
• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free parking in proximity to your workplace.

Schedule

Part-time, night shift.