Patient Sitter, Float (Danville & Martinsville)

Sovah Health; Danville (VA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Sovah Health in Danville, VA, is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant (Patient Sitter) for a full-time day shift. This in-person role provides direct patient observation and supports the care team to maintain patient safety for those requiring close supervision.

Responsibilities include assisting with meals, transfers, ambulation, and engagement activities; supervising at all times; following safety policies; and collaborating with RNs to ensure compassionate, continuous care.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
• Flexibility in scheduling, including weekends and holidays, to ensure nursing coverage.

Responsibilities

• Provide observation for patients requiring safety supervision (suicide precautions, confused or agitated patients).
• Assist with general comfort needs, meals, and repositioning as needed.
• Assist with bed-chair transfers and transport patients as needed.
• Engage patients with diversionary activities (reading, puzzles, conversation).
• Escort patients with ambulatory privileges and supervise at all times.
• Assist patients to the bathroom and monitor safety; request assistance as needed.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Work with minimal supervision

Stress management

Scheduling flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Patient Safety Attendant (Patient Sitter) Float

Schedule: Full-time | day shift

Job Type

In-person

Job Location

Danville, VA

Hourly range

$12.77 - $14.63 per hour

Your Experience Matters

Sovah Health Danville is a part of Lifepoint. At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce that can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you'll support those in our facilities who are interfacing with and providing care to our patients and community members, positively impacting our mission of making communities healthier.

Who We Are

People are our passion and purpose. Work where you are appreciated for who you are, not just what you can do. SOVAH Health - Danville is a 250-bed hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants.

Why Join Us

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage - as well as tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Position Summary

Sovah Health in Danville, VA., is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant to join our team. A Patient Sitter provides direct patient observation and input in planning care through communication with the RN and other patient care team members. Is effectively involved with maintaining the standard of care for assigned patients through communication with the care team. Maintains competency and possesses the skills to provide a safe environment to those medical patients requiring close supervision because of behavioral health issues. Completes duties as assigned and performs duties under the direct supervision of the RN.

The PSA Will

• Provide observation for patients requiring supervision for safety reasons, i.e., patients on suicide precautions and patients with compromised judgment, and patients who need a companion due to a state of confusion or agitation.
• Assist patients with general comfort needs, meals, and re-positioning, as needed.
• Assist patients with bed-chair transfers and will also transport patients as needed.
• Interact with patients as appropriate to provide diversionary activities to engage the patient, such as reading to the patient, working on a puzzle or similar activity, conversing with the patient, etc.
• Assist with patient re-positioning and assist the patient with bed-chair transfers.
• Assists patients with meals and feeds patients as needed.
• Help patients with general comfort needs, e.g., adjusting covers or pillows, assist with water cups, etc.
• Escorts patients with ambulatory privileges and always stays with the patient.
• Assists patients to the bathroom, always supervises the patient, and requests assistance as needed.
• Adheres to the Suicide Precautions Policy & Procedure when supervising a patient on restraints.
• Adheres to the Restraint Policy and Procedure when supervising a patient in restraints.
• Transports patients via wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to designated sites as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment.
• Assists patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfer from or to wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Transports patients for internal tests and transports discharged patients to exits.

Minimum Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Required Skills

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Requires flexibility in scheduling and ability to work all shift patterns, including weekends and holidays, to ensure continuity of care and appropriateness of nursing coverage to the patients of Sovah Health Danville on all units.

Certifications

• Heartsaver CPR from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required.

Minimum Work Experience

• Experience in a patient care setting preferred.

EEOC Statement

SOVAH Health - Danville is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.