Continuous Visual Monitoring Technician-Delnor Resource Team Part Time Evenings

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Geneva, IL

4h•$17 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Continuous Visual Monitoring Technician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. This role provides continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring of patients identified to be at risk for causing injury to themselves or to others. Responsibilities include offering basic comfort measures to help the patient relax and addressing the emotional needs of specific patients served, including the use of encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation activities, and de-escalation techniques within the scope of this role as appropriate. The technician monitors multiple patients via continuous video monitoring in a room separate from patients, at Delnor Hospital, providing effective verbal redirection of designated remote continuous observation patients from engaging in risk behaviors and summoning appropriate staff via communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when appropriate.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities

Provides continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring of patients identified to be at risk for causing injury to themselves or to others.
Offers basic comfort measures to help the patient relax and addressing the emotional needs of specific patients served, including the use of encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation activities, and de-escalation techniques within the scope of this role as appropriate.
Monitors multiple patients via continuous video monitoring in a room seperate from patients, at Delnor Hospital.
Provides effective verbal redirection of designated remote continuous observation patients from engaging in risk behaviors and summoning appropriate staff via communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when appropriate.