Patient Safety Companion - Day8- FT

About the Role

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses, and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and beyond. As New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees, Northwell is committed to changing health care for the better.

Patient Safety Companions provide close observation and constant monitoring of patients with changes in physical or mental status under the supervision of the registered nurse upon receipt of a physician order. The role includes performing duties necessary to transport patients and equipment within the hospital to support safe and efficient patient care while demonstrating respect for patient dignity.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the delivery of patient care as a nursing team member by performing tasks as directed by the nurse for patients who require close observation.
• Ensures patient safety at all times and adheres to hospital policies on infection control, including hand hygiene and isolation precautions.
• Provides comfort measures and therapeutic activities as directed by the nurse (e.g., assisting with vision/hearing aids, sleep/noise reduction, orientation, ambulation, and toileting).
• Reviews the written care plan and tasks for the shift with the nurse, receives a report from the primary nurse upon arrival, and reports off when leaving the unit.
• Communicates special care needs, unusual conditions, patient concerns, or complaints to the primary nurse or management.
• Assists with safe transfer of patients to/from stretchers, wheelchairs, beds, or chairs using proper techniques, assistive devices, and body mechanics.
• Transports patients within the hospital using safe transfer techniques, two patient identifiers, and a "ticket to ride."
• Utilizes Vocera and Zebra/IPOD devices appropriately while maintaining patient privacy.
• Supports continuity of patient care through collaboration with staff, patients, families, and providers.
• Distributes equipment (e.g., pumps, wheelchairs, venodynes, VMS, feeding pumps) to nursing floors within 15 minutes of request.
• Assists with transportation of stretchers or other equipment to hospital departments.
• Maintains and models Nuvance Health values, demonstrates reliable attendance, and performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required within 6 months of hire, transfer, or by 6/1/23 for existing staff.

Working Conditions

• Manual: Significant manual skills, motor coordination, and finger dexterity required.
• Occupational: Some occupational risk.
• Physical Effort: Very heavy effort; may exert up to 50 lbs. of force.
• Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions.

Pay

$21.75 hourly.