Safety Assistant: Patient Care & Safe Environment (FT)

Ultipro; Klamath Falls (OR); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultipro is seeking a Safety Assistant for the FLEX TEAM (FT .9 days) at an on-site location in Oregon. This role supports patient safety, documentation, and confidentiality, with varied hours including some weekends.

Key duties include maintaining patient safety, assisting with meals and ambulation, documenting observations, and following RN guidance. This is a full-time, on-site position with an hourly wage and weekend flexibility.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Ultipro is seeking a Safety Assistant for the FLEX TEAM (FT .9 days) at an on-site location in Oregon. This role supports patient safety, documentation, and confidentiality, with varied hours including some weekends.

Key duties include maintaining patient safety, assisting with meals and ambulation, documenting observations, and following RN guidance. This is a full-time, on-site position with an hourly wage and weekend flexibility.