Patient Safety Tech - Emergency Department (Nights)

Tanner Health • Villa Rica, GA

10d

About The Position

The Patient Safety Technician performs patient monitoring tasks of moderate difficulty and helps maintain the safety of assigned patients. The role also involves managing situations involving patients with volatile behavioral health characteristics and calling for assistance as needed. The employee must be able to read and write and communicate with the public and patients in a tactful, intelligent, and authoritative manner. Required training includes completion of Safe Crisis Intervention for Patients and Professionals (SCIPP) training within the first 90 days of employment and annually thereafter, and completion of the Patient Safety Technician (PST) Training Program within 90 days of employment.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write.
• Completion of Safe Crisis Intervention for Patients and Professionals (SCIPP) training within the first 90 days of employment and annually thereafter.
• Completion of the Patient Safety Technician (PST) Training Program within 90 days of employment.
• Proven ability to communicate with the public and patients in a tactful, intelligent, and authoritative manner.

Nice To Haves

• One year of job-related experience providing direct patient care or working within public safety is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient monitoring tasks.
• Maintain the safety of assigned patients.
• Manage situations involving patients with volatile behavioral health characteristics.
• Call for assistance as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed