Patient Safety Assistant- LNA Float Pool- Per Diem

Elliot Health System; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (Medical, Dental, and

Earned Time

403(b) match

Tuition reimbursement

Nursing student loan payoff

Sign-on bonus

Pet Insurance

Legal Services

Vendor Discounts

Job summary

Elliot Health System's Elliot Hospital is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant to provide focused 1:1 monitoring and continuous observation for patients requiring enhanced safety. The role emphasizes maintaining a safe environment and timely reporting to the clinical team.

Responsibilities include accompanying patients to tests, following nurse guidelines for interactions, and staying with the patient to ensure safety while minimizing distractions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a health care setting preferred.
• CPI completion within three (3) months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Maintains focused 1:1 visual monitoring or continuous observation as required.
• Promotes a safe environment and reports safety concerns to clinical staff.
• Accompanies patient to diagnostic testing and procedures while maintaining observation.
• Communicates guidelines for interactions with the patient to assigned nurses.
• Stays with and monitors the patient, avoiding distractions during observation.
• Reports patient behavior details to RN and relief staff at shift end.

Skills

1:1 observation

Patient safety monitoring

Communication with clinical staff

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

AdultInpatientEHS.PSAFloatTeam

Patient Safety Attendant (PSA)

Who We Are:

As a nurse, PSA or LNA at Elliot Hospital, you have many options to practice throughout our 296-bed acute care facility. The RN Float Team provides care across all inpatient nursing departments for adult and pediatric patients. Our state-of-the-art units provide a wide array of equipment, and patient acuity

depending on a nurse’s professional interests, certifications, and experience level.

About the Job:

The Patient Safety Attendant is responsible for focused monitoring of patient safety through direct 1:1 visual monitoring, or continuous visual

observation, or camera monitoring, for patients that require an increased level of observation. The Patient Safety Attendant promotes and

maintains a safe environment, and alerts clinical staff to patient safety issues that arise. In addition to monitoring patients for safety, this role may

engage with the patient in therapeutic activities.

What You’ll Do:

• Maintains visual observation of patient safety as outlined in facility policies and procedures for patients that require an increased level of
• observation
• Demonstrates sensitivity and respect to the patient, family and/or significant other(s).
• Maintains and documents frequent safety observation checks
• Identifies and reports patient safety concerns to clinical staff
• When assigned to the 1:1 observation of a patient, does not leave the patient until relieved by another staff person
• Accompanies patient to diagnostic testing and procedures, maintaining observation of the patient during testing or procedures
• Discusses with assigned nurse, guidelines for any conversation or appropriate activities with the patient.
• Primary responsibility is to stay with and/or observe the patient and assure his/her safety.
• Does not engage in activities that would distract from observing the patient, such as reading, studying, socializing, using personal telephone, or
• watching television.
• Reports patient behavior details to assigned RN as needed, as well as to oncoming relief staff at the end of the shift.

Who You Are:

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Experience: Previous experience in a health care setting performing similar functions preferred.

Certification/Licensure: CPI completion within three (3) months of hire.

Why You’ll Love Us:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following start date
• Accrued Earned Time
• 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $4,000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week
• Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20,000
• Sign on Bonus Eligible
• Miscellaneous Benefits – Pet Insurance, Legal Services, Vendor Discounts

Work Schedule:

Days/EOE