Safety Assistant - FLEX Team - PT .6 Days

Sky Lakes; Klamath Falls (OR); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Sky Lakes is seeking a Safety Assistant for the FLEX Team on-site in Oregon. This part-time role involves supporting patient safety, documenting care, and assisting with activities of daily living under RN guidance.

Candidates must demonstrate strong communication, confidentiality, and willingness to work varied hours, including some weekends. Training and ongoing education are encouraged as part of Sky Lakes’ commitment to safe patient care.

Qualifications

• Required: Good communication skills both verbally and written.
• Required: Complete necessary patient documentation.
• Required: Willing to work varied hours and some weekends.
• Required: Maintain and enforce strict patient confidentiality and respect patient and family rights.
• Required: Willingness to take additional courses as requested.

Responsibilities

• Maintains patient safety from self and environment.
• Completes skills check list and complete Age Appropriate Competencies as per Sky Lakes policy and procedures.
• Assists the patient with meals, feeding and ambulating; activities of daily living per instructions from the RN.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation

Flexibility

Confidentiality

Course enrollment

Job description

Safety Assistant - FLEX Team - PT .6 Days

Job Category: Service

Requisition Number: SAFET003280

• Posted : September 17, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site
• Hourly Range : $16.28 USD to $23.88 USD

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Description

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Good communication skills both verbally and written; Complete necessary patient documentation; Willing to work varied hours and some weekends; Maintain and enforce strict patient confidentiality and respect patient and family rights; and Willingness to take additional courses as requested.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

Must be physically able to frequently stoop, bend, reach, and able to frequently lift 50 pounds or more. Varied activities most frequently sitting without falling asleep. Must be able to remain calm under stressful situations. Follow universal precautions for infection control; maintain knowledge and practice of safe body mechanics.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintains patient safety from self and environment.
• Completes skills check list and complete Age Appropriate Competencies as per Sky Lakes policy and procedures.
• Assists the patient with meals, feeding and ambulating; activities of daily living per instructions from the RN.

Maintain Effective Communication:

• Maintains documentation of behavior observations and safety concern and reports to RN.
• Gives clear simple directions to patient(s) reinforce teaching and orientation to patient.
• Uses verbal de-escalation techniques to redirect patients
• Follows direction from the RN about safety for the patient and the environment of care.

Monitoring Skills:

• Recognizes and reports abnormal observations.
• Monitors and adjusts environment to maintain safety in the environment of care.
• Knows the fire plan and escape routes for patient and self.
• Demonstrates competence by ongoing completion of any or all of the following: proficiency testing, skill demonstration, practice of core standards for service excellence.
• Provides patient care and performs tasks using job skills and growth and develop knowledge specific to the patient’s age and/or developmental level.
• Assesses physical needs and functional status of the patient in order to provide patient care.

MARGINAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

CPR Hands Only

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