Safety Partner - Emergency Department Level 1 Trauma 7a (Weekends)

City/State: Norfolk, VA

Work Shift: Weekend Days

About the role

entara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Safety Partner. This position is on-site in Norfolk, Virginia.

Position details

Full-time (36 hours a week), day shift at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Emergency Department

Standard Working Hours: Weekend Day Shift – 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Friday – Sunday

Responsibilities

• Assists with the provision of a safe hospital environment conducive to individualized patient care for patients at risk of suicide, falls, wandering, agitation, impulsiveness, self-harm or other risk behaviors
• Enables patients to maintain or enhance function during the hospital stay

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Prior healthcare experience or enrollment in a health sciences program strongly preferred
• Applicants without prior experience or current health sciences program status must successfully complete a Sentara Safety Partner Training Course in addition to core competencies during orientation
• BLS required within 90 days of hire

Skills

• Core competencies for all safety partners to include communication, confidentiality, de-escalation, fall prevention, patient safety, restraints, stroke, and suicide
• De-escalation and physical intervention training within 30 days of hire, except for those in Behavioral Health within 15 days of hire

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

About Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.