Patient Safety Assistant-PRN-Bronson Methodist Hospital

Bronson Healthcare Group•Kalamazoo, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Safety Assistant helps promote and provide patient safety and companionship under the direction and guidance of a manager. The role serves patients of all ages, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Work is primarily focused on observing patients and preventing unsafe behavior or activity, with additional duties involving communication with the nursing team, accompanying patients to diagnostic tests, and maintaining a clean and orderly environment. This posting represents multiple positions in the Bronson Methodist Patient Safety Department; openings may not all be available at all times. The position is part-time and PRN, with variable hours and 10 scheduled weekly hours. Employees must be available on short notice and work rotating weekends and holidays. The role is based at Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must have a home telephone or telephone contact.
Must be available to work on short notice.
Proficient oral and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and follow safety procedures.
Ability to safely handle and assist with moving patients.
Ability to perform duties involving considerable standing or walking, regular lifting of objects weighing 20 pounds or less, and assistance with heavier tasks such as lifting and moving patients.
Ability to assume positions involving minor strain or fatigue and perform some fatiguing physical motions.
Ability to operate and give full attention to a personal computer or CRT, as duties may require this for 40 to 70 percent of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a health care delivery setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Observe and report patient activities and behaviors, and use appropriate response interventions to help assure patient safety.
Communicate patient status, observations, behaviors, and pertinent input to the nurse in a timely manner.
Communicate clearly with patients and their families, demonstrating competencies specific to each population served.
Accompany patients to diagnostic tests.
Maintain patient confidentiality and follow safety procedures, policies, and procedure manuals.
Maintain a neat, clean, and orderly work environment.
Demonstrate safe patient handling, including turning patients and transferring them to a commode or bathroom.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, such as eating and using the restroom.
Use safe work practices and personal protective equipment when necessary.
Assist with orientation of new sitters.