CNA / Telesitter - Harborview (60% FTE, Nights)

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

1d•$29 - $41

About The Position

Harborview Medical Center’s Telesitter Program is hiring a CNA / Telesitter to provide continuous video monitoring for patients who require observation for safety. The position is scheduled for 60% FTE (24 hours per week) on a permanent night shift. The role includes monitoring patients from a central monitoring center using video and active-microphone technology, communicating with patients to encourage safe behavior, and promptly alerting care teams when patients engage in unsafe activity or need care. The CNA / Telesitter also assists medical and nursing staff with delegated direct-care and support tasks, which may include in-person patient monitoring; helping patients with toileting, bathing, and nutrition; transporting patients, supplies, and specimens; stocking supplies; and setting up or maintaining special equipment. At nursing staff’s direction, the position may also involve checking patient glucose levels or removing a Foley catheter. Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. As the region’s only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, it provides specialized care to patients across the Pacific Northwest. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve public health through medical knowledge, outstanding care, and education. The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming community.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Active Nursing Assistant-Certified (CNA) credential with the State of Washington.
At least 1 year of CNA experience.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except where legal requirements, such as licensure, certification, or registration, apply.

Responsibilities

Provide visual monitoring of patients who require continuous observation for safety using video and active-microphone technology.
Use EPIC Monitor software, camera-monitoring equipment, and other communication platforms.
Communicate with patients and verbally prompt them to behave safely until their care team arrives.
Rapidly notify a monitored patient’s care team of unsafe activity or care needs using communication technologies such as a phone or the Epic Rover application.
Assist medical and nursing staff with delegated direct-patient-care tasks, including in-person patient monitoring and helping patients with toileting, bathing, and nutrition.
Transport patients, supplies, and specimens.
Order and stock supplies and maintain or set up special equipment.
As directed by nursing staff, check patient glucose levels or remove a Foley catheter.