Patient Safety Attendant - Full Time - Chabert - Night Shift

About the Role

This job works collaboratively with a licensed nurse and Patient Care Technicians under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse to maintain patient safety and provide for the delivery of basic patient care. Provides constant observation of the patient (remains with the patient), notifies nursing personnel of changes in behavior or status and when leaving the room, and intervenes as needed to maintain patient safety and/or prevent patient elopement. Communicates effectively with co-workers, patients, family, and visitors and may be required to perform other non-clinical duties as assigned if no patient safety attendant assignment is available.

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, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams (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.
• Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.
• Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid, and tissue.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 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 certification is required for those employed in Skilled Nursing Facilities/Units or areas where they provide Patient Care Tech duties.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with a psychiatric environment.
• Experience with computer data entry.

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.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Works in a patient care area, directly with patients, and/or with specimens that could contain diseases.
• Occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases, hazardous medications, or hazardous waste within the environment.