Safety Associate - Part Time, Rotating (Evening/Night) - Jefferson Frankford
About The Position
With a commitment to patient and family centered care, the Safety Associate works collaboratively with the health care team to provide safety, companionship, and supportive care for patients who require additional monitoring or assistance. Promotes quality patient care, comfort, and a safe environment under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Recognizes the patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in providing safe, compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's personal preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values. Communicates with and supports the interprofessional team, patient, family and designated care partners. Provides on-to-one direct observation for safety of assigned patient. Assists patient with designated care activities. Reports observations of changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate staff. Completes required reports and documentation. This position requires providing service to the following age population(s) pediatric through frail elderly in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served. May be assigned to the role of virtual safety associates based on campus needs.
Requirements
- This position requires providing service to the following age population(s) pediatric through frail elderly in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.
Nice To Haves
- May be assigned to the role of virtual safety associates based on campus needs.
Responsibilities
- Provides on-to-one direct observation for safety of assigned patient.
- Assists patient with designated care activities.
- Reports observations of changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate staff.
- Completes required reports and documentation.
Benefits
- medical (including prescription)
- supplemental insurance
- dental
- vision
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- flexible spending accounts
- retirement plans
- tuition assistance
- voluntary benefits
- tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
