Patient Safety Attendant

HCA Healthcare•Port Charlotte, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Safety Attendant participates in high-quality, patient-centered care by providing continuous observation and monitoring for high-risk patients. In collaboration with the patient care team, the attendant helps keep the patient environment free of obstacles and reduce the risk of falls and accidental or intentional self-harm. The role includes assisting with basic activities of daily living, maintaining a direct line of sight with the patient, accompanying patients during transportation, testing, and procedures, and monitoring and promptly reporting changes in physical or emotional condition. The attendant establishes a safe environment through fall prevention, infection control, and self-harm prevention practices, and intervenes when needed to prevent harm to the patient or others.

Requirements

Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required on clinical nursing units.
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Critical thinking, service excellence, and good interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and follow verbal instructions.
PC skills.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist patients with basic activities of daily living.
Maintain a direct line of sight with the patient at all times, including when family members and visitors are present.
Accompany patients and ensure their safety during transportation, testing, and procedures outside their normal environment.
Establish a safe patient environment using fall prevention protocols, infection control measures, and self-harm prevention practices.
Perform room assessments regularly and after visitations.
Monitor patients’ physical and emotional condition and promptly report changes in status while maintaining direct line of sight.
Intervene as needed to prevent patients from harming themselves or others and seek immediate assistance for escalating incidents.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.