Patient Safety Monitor - Virtual Nursing and Patient Safety - FT - Night

Awarded

This position is exempt from overtime pay.

About the role

Member of the care delivery team will function under the direction of and be assistive to the bedside nursing team to provide delegated direct patient care intervention. Responsible to provide a safe environment for his/her assigned patients; to complete the assigned work; to monitor the patient for changes in condition and to report those changes to the RN/LPN. Responsible for documentation of ongoing monitoring of patients at required intervals per orders and nursing direction.

Responsibilities

• Implements identified plan through coordination of care with interdisciplinary care team to employ strategies to promote health and wellness.
• Collaborative with interdisciplinary care team encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
• Obtains verbal report from patient’s nurse to include information regarding identified care needs, diagnosis, communication barriers, and special considerations (NPO, bed alarms, suicide precautions, ambulation limitation etc.).
• Communicate pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting in a timely manner.
• Accurately and legibly records data collected and notifies nurse of any condition and/or behavior changes.
• Provides patient comfort, safety and satisfaction.
• Assist in ambulation (walking to/from bathroom, hallways, positions to include turning and up to the chair, eating, hygiene and other ADLs as directed by the primary nurse).
• Promote infection prevention through use of standard precautions, hand hygiene and cleanliness of the patient rooms/department.
• Delivers care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring illustrated by creating caring relationships, taking time to have uninterrupted moments with patients and displaying unconditional acceptance and respect.

Requirements

• Must successfully complete Safety Monitor/Patient Sitter competency checklist within 90 days of hire.
• 1 year Customer service experience.
• Preferred Direct patient care experience.

Qualifications

• Education: None specified.
• Experience: 1 year Customer service experience. Preferred Direct patient care experience.
• Skills and Abilities: Awareness and sensitivity to rights of patient/significant other, as identified within the institution. Formulates positive working relationships with all health care customers. Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills. Maintains confidentiality of all patient information.
• Licenses and Certifications: First Responder - RQI required with 90 days of hire.

Skills

• None specified.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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