PATIENT SAFETY ASSOCIATE - INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
About The Position
The Patient Safety Associate provides observation, companionship, and support to patients, particularly patients requiring supervision in an inpatient behavioral health setting. The associate follows directions from the nurse responsible for the patient's care, maintains continuous visual observation when required, and helps preserve a safe patient environment. The role also includes delivering supplies and dietary trays, accompanying patients within the hospital, assisting visitors, and performing friendly patient visitation services. Scheduling is based on operational needs and may involve rotating shifts, standby, or on-call coverage. Local travel between system locations may be expected.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Strong leadership ability and good organizational skills.
- Independent and critical-thinking skills and sound judgment.
- Ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
- Act 34 clearance with renewal.
- Act 33 clearance with renewal.
- Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in a patient care setting.
- Good observation and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform duties for patients as directed by the nurse responsible for their care.
- Remain in the patient's room with an unobstructed view of the patient.
- Provide fluids and assist with meal trays.
- Assist with basic grooming, such as combing hair, and ambulation in the patient's room; do not assist with shaving, showers, bathing, or incontinence care.
- Provide social interaction and diversion, such as games, cards, television, or reading.
- Maintain a safe environment and discourage removal or dislodgement of treatment devices and medical apparatus, falls, climbing out of bed, and self-injury.
- Accompany patients to testing in other areas of the hospital.
- Provide supervision, companionship, or diversion for patients who need it.
- Maintain constant visual observation and document observations on the safety report sheet.
- Deliver equipment and supplies to nursing units and deliver dietary trays.
- Support waiting families and visitors in waiting rooms, hold areas, and emergency departments.
- Provide friendly patient visitation services, declutter patient rooms, ensure belongings are within reach, and conduct quick room perimeter checks, reporting concerns to appropriate staff.
- Visit patients identified by the nurse manager who would like or benefit from social interaction.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
