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, so the role is suited to candidates interested in 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 that supports individualized patient care. The role assists 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 base pay range for full-time employment is $17.82–$25.65 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
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; those working in Behavioral Health must complete it within 15 days of hire.
- Complete core competencies in 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
- Help provide a safe hospital environment conducive to individualized patient care.
- Assist patients at risk of suicide, falls, wandering, agitation, impulsiveness, self-harm, or other risk behaviors.
- Support patients in maintaining or enhancing function during their hospital stay.
- Float to hospital units with additional Safety Partner needs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Emergency backup care
- Long-term and short-term disability plans
- 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
- Annual discretionary bonus for colleagues who meet established system and employee eligibility criteria
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
