Safety Assistant - FLEX - FT .9 Nights

Qualifications

• Good communication skills both verbally and written
• Complete necessary patient documentation
• Willing to work varied hours and some weekends
• Maintain and enforce strict patient confidentiality and respect patient and family rights
• Willingness to take additional courses as requested

Physical & Mental Demands

• Physically able to frequently stoop, bend, reach, and lift 50 pounds or more
• Varied activities, most frequently sitting without falling asleep
• Able to remain calm under stressful situations
• Follow universal precautions for infection control
• Maintain knowledge and practice of safe body mechanics

Responsibilities

Maintains Patient Safety

• Maintains patient safety from self and environment
• Completes skills checklist and Age Appropriate Competencies as per policy and procedures
• Assists the patient with meals, feeding, and ambulating; activities of daily living per instructions from the RN

Maintains Effective Communication

• Maintains documentation of behavior observations and safety concerns and reports to RN
• Gives clear, simple directions to patient(s), reinforces teaching, and orients patient
• Uses verbal de-escalation techniques to redirect patients
• Follows direction from the RN about safety for the patient and the environment of care

Monitoring Skills

• Recognizes and reports abnormal observations
• Monitors and adjusts environment to maintain safety in the environment of care
• Knows the fire plan and escape routes for patient and self
• Demonstrates competence by ongoing completion of proficiency testing, skill demonstration, and practice of core standards for service excellence
• Provides patient care and performs tasks using job skills specific to the patient’s age and/or developmental level
• Assesses physical needs and functional status of the patient to provide patient care

Marginal Job Functions

• Performs other duties as assigned