Patient Safety Technician-Delnor Resource Team Full Time Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Geneva, IL

2d•$17 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Safety Technician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. This role involves remaining at the bedside of an assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member, providing calming and reorienting conversation in cases of agitation or confusion, and identifying and removing hazards from the patient and their environment. The technician may also assist patients with activities of daily living as delegated by the supervising RN. Additionally, the role includes providing continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring for patients at risk of injury to themselves or others, offering basic comfort measures, addressing emotional needs, and using encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation, and de-escalation techniques. The technician will also remotely monitor multiple patients via continuous video monitoring, providing verbal redirection and summoning appropriate staff when necessary.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member.
Provides calming and reorienting conversation with patient in cases of patient’s agitation or confusion.
Identifies and removes hazards from the patient and patient's environment, and reports as appropriate.
May assist patient with performing activities of daily living, as delegated by supervising RN, including ambulating, toileting, assisting with bed making, positioning.
Provides continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring, of patients identified to be at risk for causing injury to themselves or to others. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: offering basic comfort measures to help the patient relax and addressing the emotional needs of specific patients served, including the use of encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation activities, and de-escalation techniques within the scope of this role as appropriate.
Remotely monitors multiple patients via continuous video monitoring. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: providing effective verbal redirection of designated remote continuous observation patients from engaging in risk behaviors and summoning appropriate staff via communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when appropriate.