PATIENT SAFETY ASSOCIATE - CASUAL

Independence Health System•Latrobe, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Safety Associate performs duties for an irrational patient as directed by the nurse responsible for the patient's care. This role involves constant observation and providing a safe environment for patients requiring supervision, companionship, and/or diversion. The associate will also deliver equipment and supplies, assist with meal trays, and provide support to waiting families and visitors. Additionally, the role includes friendly patient visitation services, decluttering patient rooms, ensuring patient belongings are within reach, and performing perimeter checks of patient rooms to identify areas of concern. The associate may also visit patients for social interaction as identified by the nurse manager. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age
Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment.
Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
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Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a patient care setting.
Good observation and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Performs duties for an irrational patient as directed by the nurse responsible for the care of the patient.
Always sits in patient’s room with an unobstructed view of the patient.
Provides fluids.
Assists with meal tray.
Assists with basic grooming (combing hair) and ambulation in patient room.
Provides socialization, games, cards, TV, reading.
Provides for and maintains a safe environment for the patient.
Discourages and deters removal/dislodgement of treatment devices/medical apparatus (IVs, feeding tubes, dressings, etc.).
Discourages and deters falls, climbing out of bed or injury to self.
Accompany patients to testing in other areas of the hospital.
Provides a safe environment for a patient who requires supervision, companionship and/or diversion.
Provides constant observation and documents observations on safety report sheet.
Delivers equipment/supplies to nursing units.
Delivers dietary trays.
Provides support to waiting families/visitors in waiting rooms, hold areas and emergency departments.
Provide friendly patient visitation services.
Declutter patient rooms.
Ensure patient belongings are within reach.
Perform quick perimeter checks of patient rooms and identify areas of concern; report to appropriate staff to be addressed.
May visit with patients identified by nurse manager on unit who would like or benefit from a social interaction.
Other duties as assigned.