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 hospital units with additional Safety Partner needs, so the role suits candidates interested in working across a variety of units and learning new skills. The position works three 12-hour shifts per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., for 36 hours per week, and offers a premium divisional shift differential. The Safety Partner assists in providing a safe hospital environment that supports individualized patient care. The role serves patients at risk of suicide, falls, wandering, agitation, impulsiveness, self-harm, or other risk behaviors, helping them maintain or enhance their function during their hospital stay. 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 Hampton Roads’ only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit, as well as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet-recognized nursing program. Sentara Health describes its workforce as close to 30,000 members and identifies diversity, inclusion, and belonging as guiding principles. The organization states that it is committed to improving health every day and maintains a tobacco-free environment.
Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
- De-escalation and physical intervention training required within 30 days of hire; within 15 days for Behavioral Health positions.
- Applicants without prior healthcare experience or current health sciences program status must successfully complete Sentara’s 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.
- Interest in working across a variety of units and learning new skills.
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 hospital units with additional Safety Partner needs.
- Apply core competencies including communication, confidentiality, de-escalation, fall prevention, patient safety, restraints, stroke, and suicide-related safety.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
- 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 if system and employee eligibility criteria are met.
- Potential additional compensation such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
