Patient Safety Attendant - Day Shift - Full Time - Chabert

About the role

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a clean and safe environment in the patient care area.
• Assists with the plan of care as delegated by the staff nurse/department lead within the scope of practice.
• Provides care based on physical, psycho/social, educations, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families and MDT.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

Education: Required - High school diploma or equivalent.
Work Experience: Required - None.
Preferred - Prior experience with psychiatric environment and experience with computer data entry.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association prior to independent patient care.
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) training to be obtained prior to independent patient care.
• Nursing Assistant is required for those employed in Skilled Nursing Facilities/Units or areas where they provide Patient Care Tech duties.

Skills

• Good communication skills and ability to communicate therapeutically with psychiatric and mentally ill patients.
• Ability to use independent judgment to monitor and respond to patient related changes in condition.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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