Safety Partner - Resource Pool
About The Position
Sentara is hiring a Safety Partner for the Nursing Resource Pool at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. The Resource Pool floats to units with additional Safety Partner needs. The role is suited to candidates interested in working across a variety of units and learning new skills. The Safety Partner assists in providing a safe hospital environment conducive to individualized patient care. The role supports patients at risk of suicide, falls, wandering, agitation, impulsiveness, self-harm, or other risk behaviors, helping them maintain or enhance function during their hospital stay. The schedule is 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., two 12-hour shifts per week (24 hours per week). A premium divisional shift differential is offered. The full-time base pay range provided is $17.82–$25.65 per hour; compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs, and additional compensation may be available. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility and the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. It is home to the region’s only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit, as well as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet nursing program. Sentara Health describes its workplace as tobacco-free and is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire.
- De-escalation and physical intervention training must be completed within 30 days of hire, except for Behavioral Health, where it must be completed within 15 days.
- Safety Partner core competencies include communication, confidentiality, de-escalation, fall prevention, patient safety, restraints, stroke, and suicide.
- Applicants without prior healthcare experience or current health sciences program status must successfully complete the Sentara Safety Partner Training Course in addition to core competencies during orientation.
Nice To Haves
- Prior healthcare experience or enrollment in a health science program is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist in providing a safe hospital environment conducive to individualized patient care.
- Support patients at risk of suicide, falls, wandering, agitation, impulsiveness, self-harm, or other risk behaviors.
- Help patients maintain or enhance function during their hospital stay.
- Float to units with additional Safety Partner needs and work across a variety of units.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Emergency backup care
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans
- Life insurance
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
- Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria
- Shift differential and potential additional compensation, including on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
