Patient Safety Attendant - Atrium Health Cabarrus FT Weekend

About the role

Maintain a safe environment and remain with patient always to provide the appropriate level of observation to patient as delegated by the Registered Nurse. Appropriately document information that is required during the patient observation experience. Perform handoff communication with the Registered Nurse regarding pertinent patient information. Assist nursing team in maintaining a ligature-resistant or ligature free environment as appropriate to the clinical setting. Notify and update the licensed nurse of immediate patient safety, patient care, and staff needs. Foster positive and professional communication between patients and staff. Adhere to all policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe environment and remain with patient always to provide the appropriate level of observation to patient as delegated by the Registered Nurse.
• Appropriately document information that is required during the patient observation experience.
• Perform handoff communication with the Registered Nurse regarding pertinent patient information.
• Absorb and relay pertinent patient information to the nursing team.
• Assist nursing team in maintaining a ligature-resistant or ligature free environment as appropriate to the clinical setting.
• Notify and update the licensed nurse of immediate patient safety, patient care, and staff needs.
• Foster positive and professional communication between patients and staff.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Basic Life Support Certification required.
• CPI certification required prior to conducting patient observation.

Qualifications

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must speak and understand English in good understandable terms.
• Must have manual and finger dexterity.
• Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch.

Skills

• Ability to maintain a safe environment and remain with the patient at all times to provide on-going observation of the patient and alert the nursing staff as patient care needs arise.
• Ability to perform all job responsibilities in a safe manner, functioning under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.

Benefits

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

Pay

Pay Range $18.85 - $28.30

Schedule

Full Time Weekend-Position.