PATIENT SAFETY ATTENDANT - FULL TIME NIGHTS (11PM-7:30AM)

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rehabilitation institute is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant for full-time night shifts. In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring patients and ensuring their safety, while also assisting in their hygiene needs. Candidates should hold a high school diploma and must possess strong communication skills. This is an excellent opportunity to start your career in healthcare with a dedicated support team.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED).
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patients closely and stay within arm's length at all times.
• Report unusual behavior or distress to the registered nurse.
• Assist patients with hygiene and toileting under nurse supervision.

Skills

Patient Monitoring

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

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Patient Safety Attendant - Full Time Nights (11pm-7:30am)

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR Hackensack, New Jersey

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• Requisition # 2025-165020
• ShiftNight
• StatusFull Time with Benefits
  
  

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

• Stays no more then arms length away from the patient at all times.
• Contacts the nurse if you need to leave the patient's bedside for any reason - never leave the patient alone or with a friend or family member unless directed to do so by the registered nurse.
• Completes the Close Observation Record or Intensive Observation Record.
• Keeps bed rails in the position directed by the registered nurse.
• Keeps bed in the lowest possible position.
• Keeps call bell within reach to call for assistance if needed.
• Removes all sharp objects from patient's reach if directed by the nurse (razors, knives, glass, pens, pencils, scissors, etc.).
• Prevents patients from pulling out tubes, IVs, drains, dressings, etc. by explaining that it is something needed to make them better.
• If the patient is in restraints make sure they stay in place and never apply or remove restraints without the registered nurse at the bedside with you.
• Informs the nurse immediately if a patient has loosened a restraint or disrupted as tube or dressing.
• Reports any unusual behavior to the nurse i.e. confusion or disorientation (the patient does not know who they are or where they are), extreme sleepiness, hallucinations (the patient thinks they hear voices or see bugs / people who are not there).
• Reports any unusual comments to the nurse such as 'I want to die.', 'I feel like killing myself', 'They won't stop me next time'.
• Assists with hygiene, toileting, etc. under the direct supervision of the registered nurse. Reports anything unusual to the registered nurse immediately including visitors or family acting in an inappropriate manner or in a manner that is upsetting to the patient. Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
  
  

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred

• Knowledge of medical terminology.
  
  

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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