Patient Safety Attendant

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital; Port Charlotte (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with match

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant to provide continuous observation for high-risk patients. You will maintain a direct line of sight, assist with daily living activities, and accompany patients during tests and transport to ensure a safe, supportive environment.

Join a team focused on compassionate care and patient safety. A year in healthcare is preferred, BLS certification required, and you’ll complete required training within 30 days.

Qualifications

• One year experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Current AHA BLS required on all clinical nursing units.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a direct line of sight with the patient at all times, including when family is in the room.
• Assist with basic activities of daily living as needed.
• Accompany patients and ensure safety during transportation, testing, and procedures away from the patient’s environment.
• Establish a safe environment using fall prevention and infection control measures; perform room assessments after visits.
• Monitor patients’ physical and emotional status and report changes promptly while remaining in view.
• Intervene to prevent self-harm or harm to others and seek immediate assistance when escalating incidents.

Skills

BLS

Critical thinking

Interpersonal communication

PC skills

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary And Qualifications

We are currently seeking a Patient Safety Attendant to join our team. As our Safety Attendant you will participate in high-quality, patient-centered care by providing continuous observation and monitoring for high risk patients. While in collaboration with the patient care team, the PSA ensures the patient environment is free of obstacles and minimizes risk of falls of accidental or intentional self-harm. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. Take the next step in your career.

Your tasks and responsibilities may include:

• You will assist with basic activities of daily living.
• You will maintain a direct line of sight with patient at all times, including while family and visitors are in the room.
• You will accompany patients and ensure patient safety during transportation, testing, and procedures occurring away from the patient’s normal environment.
• You will establish a safe, risk-free patient environment by utilizing knowledge of fall prevention protocols, infection control measures, and self-harm prevention. You will perform room assessment regularly and after any visitations.
• You will monitor your patients’ physical and emotional condition. You will also report any changes in status promptly while remaining direct line of sight with the patient.
• You will intervene as needed to prevent patient your patients’ from harming self or others seeking immediate assistance for escalating incidents.

Qualifications:

• One year experience in a healthcare setting is preferred
• Current AHA (American Heart Association) BLS (Basic Life Support) required on all clinical nursing units
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

No Travel Required

Benefits

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital is a 237 bed acute care hospital. We serve Charlotte County. We have emergency care, an accredited cancer program, a stroke center of excellence and a chest pain center. We have orthopedic and spine center, wound management and hyperbaric medicine. We have inpatient, outpatient and cardiovascular surgery. We have sports and rehabilitation services and outpatient programs. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital provides community wellness programs. We have provided healthcare in Charlotte County for 40 years. Our colleagues enjoy our culture of compassion, respect and service. Over 350 area physicians work with us. We have received the America's top 100 hospital recognition. This makes us one of the best hospitals in Charlotte County. We hope you'll consider a career at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.

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