Patient Safety Attendant
Altru Health System•Grand Forks, ND
•Onsite
About The Position
The Patient Safety Attendant provides a safe patient environment by direct observation and offers diversional activities. The attendant keeps track of patient's behavior and reports the patient's condition to the assigned nurse.
Requirements
- Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System
- Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record | Driver's License - Current State Licensed | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.
Responsibilities
- Directly observes patient to maintain patient safety.
- Provides a safe environment for patients allowing the nurse to fulfill their duties.
- Creates diversion activities for patient to keep patient from acting out.
- Offers time, place and person orientation.
- Reports the patient's self-report/symptoms of pain promptly according to standard operating procedure.
- Transports and/or transfers patients within the unit.
- Identifies ligature risks and reports information to appropriate person(s).
- Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Benefits
- Health plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Life and disability insurance
- Education assistance
- Paid time off (PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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