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. Resource Pool Safety Partners float to units with additional patient-safety coverage needs, so the role involves working across a variety of units and learning new skills. The position works nights, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with flexible time, and offers a premium divisional shift differential. The Safety Partner helps provide 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. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed tertiary care facility in Norfolk, Virginia, and serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. It includes the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads and offers specialized services across a range of clinical areas. Sentara describes itself as an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. The workplace is tobacco-free.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
- Complete de-escalation and physical intervention training within 30 days of hire; for Behavioral Health, training must be completed within 15 days of hire.
- Demonstrate core competencies in communication, confidentiality, de-escalation, fall prevention, patient safety, restraints, stroke, and suicide.
- Applicants without prior healthcare experience or current enrollment in a health sciences program 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
- Help provide 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 up to $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 differentials and other additional compensation may be available, including on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
