Patient Safety Attendant - PRN

Chatham Hospital Inc; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Pardee UNC Health Care in North Carolina is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant to provide focused 1:1 or 1:2 observation for patients identified with safety risks. The Attendant stays with the patient to ensure ongoing monitoring and promptly alerts nursing staff as needs arise.

Responsibilities include responding to patient requests, reporting unusual events, maintaining a safe and comfortable environment, and assisting with activities of daily living as required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Effective verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Responds to patient requests promptly and courteously, notifying appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Reports unusual occurrences to a charge nurse or supervisor immediately.
• Maintains a safe, clean and comfortable patient environment.
• Notifies nursing staff when patients require assistance with positioning, feeding or toileting; knows how to obtain emergency assistance if needed.
• Completes competency assessments annually and adheres to policies and processes.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Patient Safety Attendant is responsible for providing either 1:1 or 1:2 focused, non-clinical, observation of patients identified with safety risks. The Attendant assists in maintaining a safe environment andremains with the patients at all timesto provide on-going observation of the patient and alerts the nursing staff as patient care needs arise.

Responsibilities

• Responds to patients promptly and courteously, notifyingappropriate personnelof patient requestsin a timely manner.

• Reports unusual occurrences to a charge nurse or supervisorimmediately.

• Assistsinmaintainingthe patient environment bymaintaininga safe,cleanand comfortable atmosphere.

• Notifies nursing personnel, asneeded, whenpatientrequiresassistancesuch as positioning, holding, feeding, and toileting.Understandshow to obtain emergencyassistance,if needed.

• Ensures competency in all required skills and completes competency assessment annually per the documented competency checklist. Adheres to documented policies and processes as well as performing other related duties asassigned.

Other information

01.6430.2190

Qualifications

Required

*High School diploma or equivalent.

*Effective verbal and written communication.

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Nursing Flex Pool

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.