Patient Companion I- December Class

Saint Francis Health System; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, OK seeks a Patient Companion I for Yale Campus – Heart Hospital. This part-time, on-site role supports patients requiring close observation and communication with care teams.

Must attend mandatory on-site training December 7–11. ECB hour requirements apply; weekend hours preferred. No licensure required, HS diploma or GED preferred; strong interpersonal skills essential for high-stress environment.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain professional and calm demeanor in stressful situations.
• Confidentiality of patient and hospital information.

Responsibilities

• Observes and reports patient's condition, activities, and needs to the nurse.
• Organizes and prioritizes tasks for efficiency and patient comfort.
• Redirects patients to prevent falls and maintains a clean, orderly room.
• Participates in care coordination and improves unit processes.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Yale Campus - Heart Hospital

Part time

JR31214

This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings.

Variable

Must be able to attend Mandatory on-site training; December 7th-11th

All Patient Companion staff must continue to meet ECB hour requirements, which include a (minimum not total) of 72 hours within an 8-week period, with at least 48 of those hours worked on weekends.

Job Summary: The Patient Companion I sits with patients and/or provides continuous visual observation and virtual companion monitoring for patients who are on suicide precautions, have eating disorders, have an Adult Detention Order, are deemed high risk for falls, are an elopement risk, exhibit confusion or impulsive behaviors, or are at risk of harm to themselves or others. This role maintains continuous visual contact with the patient and communicates patient requests to assigned staff.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED, preferred.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: None.

Work Experience: None.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Ability to maintain professional and courteous during highly stressful and fast-paced situations. Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding patient information and hospital sensitive information. Demonstrated knowledge appropriate to patient population, including notifying staff when needing to leave patient room.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Observes and reports patient's condition, activities, and needs to registered nurse accurately and in a timely manner. Organizes and prioritizes tasks for maximum efficiency and patient comfort. Redirects patients as necessary to assist in preventing patient falls. Performs environmental activities to maintain and clean and orderly patient room/unit. Performs other duties as assigned. Supports unit/hospital goals through process improvement and educational activities. Exhibits clear communication with other healthcare staff to determine who is responsible for the patient at various times through coordination of care.

Decision Making: Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions: None.

Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Patient Companions - Yale Campus

Location:

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.