Patient Companion - Full Time Evenings/Overnights - GWV

Geisinger; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking compassionate individuals for a full-time evening/overnight support role. You will be essential in maintaining a therapeutic environment, assisting patients with their needs, and ensuring their safety during care. This position requires a commitment to patient interaction and effective communication, making it ideal for those passionate about providing quality healthcare.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
• Skills in redirecting harmful behavior.
• Effective communication to engage with patients.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, private, and comfortable environment for patients.
• Assist with meals and patient mobility.
• Participate in shift reports with nursing staff.

Skills

Patient Interaction

Crisis Management

Communication

Job description

• Maintain a safe, private, and comfortable therapeutic environment.
• Redirects impulsive and harmful behavior.
• Remain in clear sight of patient at all times, unless otherwise instructed by the nursing staff.
• Calls for assistance when unable to redirect patient or there is a potential for self-injury.
• Participate in report at the beginning and end of shift, making sure to inform pertinent information to Registered Nurse at the end of the shift.
• Accompany patient to all clinical tests, procedures, or appointments off the patient unit.
• Talks to the patient and use conversation to keep them focused.
• Assist patients with meals, when patient does not have swallowing precautions, or require carbohydrate counts.
• Assist with bed making.
• Activates bed alarms and and or chair alarms.
• Assists staff with walking patients.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

• Full Time, Evening/Overnight Position (36 Hours weekly)

• 3 - 12 hour shifts 7pm - 7:30am

• Every other weekend and holiday rotation required