Patient Safety Attendant

Altru Health System; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Patient Safety Attendant at Altru Specialty Center in Grand Forks, ND provides a safe patient environment through direct observation and engages patients with diversional activities, reporting observations to the assigned nurse to support care. The incumbent ensures patient safety and supports nursing staff in a high-quality care setting.

This role requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English, a current BLS certification, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• English reading, writing, and speaking proficiency to communicate with patients, families, and team members.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days of start date.
• Driver's license with acceptable driving record prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Directly observes patient to maintain patient safety.
• Provides a safe environment for patients allowing the nurse to fulfill their duties.
• Creates diversion activities for patient to keep patient from acting out; offers time, place and person orientation.
• Reports the patient's self-report/symptoms of pain promptly according to standard operating procedure.
• Transports and/or transfers patients within the unit.
• Identifies ligature risks and reports information to appropriate person(s).
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Driver's License

Job description

Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.

Location:

Altru Specialty Center4500 S. Washington St.Grand Forks, ND 58201Pay Range: $15.50 - $23.22

Summary:

The Patient Safety Attendant provides a safe patient environment by direct observation and offers diversional activities. The attendant keeps track of patient's behavior and reports the patient's condition to the assigned nurse.

Essential Job Functions:

• Directly observes patient to maintain patient safety.

• Provides a safe environment for patients allowing the nurse to fulfill their duties.

• Creates diversion activities for patient to keep patient from acting out. Offers time, place and person orientation.

• Reports the patient's self-report/symptoms of pain promptly according to standard operating procedure.

• Transports and/or transfers patients within the unit.

• Identifies ligature risks and reports information to appropriate person(s).

• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System

• Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record | Driver's License - Current State Licensed | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources

Language Requirements:

This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Physical Demands :

• Sit: Frequently (34-66%)
• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)
• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)
• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)
• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
• Crawl: Rarely (1-4%)
• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)
• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
• See: Continuously (67-100%)
• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Light (10-20 pounds)
• Carry: Light (10-20 pounds)
• Push/Pull: Light (10-20 pounds)
• Slide/Transfer: Light (10-20 pounds)

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
• Outdoor: Not Applicable
• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Infrequent DriverReference ID: R7787

Making a real difference. For one another.

To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.

At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.

Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)