PATIENT COMPANION

Southwest General; Middleburg Heights (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights, OH, seeks a Part-time Patient Transport - Patient Companion/Sitter Associate for evening shifts (3:00 PM - 11:30 PM) with rotating weekends. You will perform non-clinical patient care under nursing supervision, assisting with feeding, grooming, and safe transport of patients.

The role emphasizes constant observation, patient safety, and HIPAA-compliant privacy, with no clinical licensure required and prior hospital exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• No licensure or certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide constant, basic behavior observation and non-clinical patient care services.
• Assist with feeding, grooming, and transporting patients under nursing supervision.
• Monitor patient condition and report changes to nursing staff.
• Ensure patient safety and confidentiality per hospital policies and HIPAA.
• Assist with positioning, transfers, and mobility as directed.

Skills

Observation

Non-clinical patient care

Patient safety

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

• Schedule, Shift, Hours PART-TIME , Evenings , 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM WITH ROTATING WEEKENDS
• Job Category Nursing Support/Patient Services

Southwest General Health Center is a 352-bed community hospital located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. One of the last standing community hospitals in Northeast Ohio, we partner with University Hospitals and other local community organizations to provide a full range of services to all who need us. We are certified as a Level III Trauma Center and a Primary Stroke Center, and have been serving our community for over 100 years!

Why work at SWGHC? In addition to the outstanding culture, we offer great benefits, no rotating shifts, free parking and are close to the turnpike and I-71.

PATIENT TRANSPORT - PATIENT COMPANION/SITTER ASSOCIATE

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for constant, basic behavior observation and assistance for non-clinical, patient care, safety and services under the direction of nursing personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes specialized knowledge, training and skill to perform job requirements.
• Provides constant, basic behavior observation and non-clinical patient care services. Non-clinical patient care services can include duties such as feeding, grooming, and transporting patients. Positioning and transferring can be provided with nursing assistance. Bathing and toileting services are not provided.
• Monitors patient condition and situations that may require nursing attention or intervention. Provides routine patient status updates and written/electronic reports to nursing personnel and ABM Healthcare Support Services management.
• Ensures patient safety, including those in restraints, while meeting standards outlined by The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ABM Healthcare Support Services, and the Hospital.
• Maintains patient confidentiality as outlined by theHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Remains with patients at all times unless relieved by authorized hospital personnel.
• Utilize verbal persuasion techniques to have thepatients remain calm and in bed and/or the hospital room.
• Contact nursing personnel immediately if the patient's condition changes or unruly behavior cannot be resolved after utilizing de-escalating behavioral techniques.
• Fully vigilant to the patient’s behavior and condition, and not permitted to be distracted from the patient at any time. This includes reading personal information, watching television, talking on cell phones, etc.
• Follows all established ABM Healthcare Support Services and Hospital policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety and environmental, and infection control standards.
• Requires lifting and transferring of patients to/from wheelchairs, stretchers and/or beds.
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Required length of experience: Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Required licensure, certification, and/or registry: None