Safety Partner - Emergency Department (ED) - (Part-Time)

Sentara Health • Virginia Beach, VA

9d • $18 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Virginia Beach GH Emergency Department is hiring a Safety Partner to join their team! This is a Part-Time (24hrs) position, working Monday and Tuesday from 7p to 7a. The Emergency Department is a 41-bed Level III Trauma ED with 6 beds dedicated to a lock down psychiatric screening and treatment area. It is a stroke certified ED that receives STEMI and psychiatric patients, treating approximately 150 patients per day with a dedicated radiology suite for plain film and CT imaging. The team consists of a diverse nursing and ED Tech staff.

Requirements

• High School Grad or Equivalent
• BLS required within 90 days of hire.
• Prior healthcare experience or enrollment in a health sciences program strongly preferred.
• Background with mental health/behavioral health is a plus!
• Core competencies for all safety partners to include communication, confidentiality, de-escalation, fall prevention, patient safety, restraints, stroke, and suicide.

Nice To Haves

• Prior healthcare experience or enrollment in a health sciences program
• Background with mental health/behavioral health

Responsibilities

• Assists with the provision of a safe hospital environment conducive to individualized patient care for patients at risk of suicide, falls, wandering, agitation, impulsiveness, self-harm or other risk behaviors enabling patients to maintain or enhance function during the hospital stay.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED