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 that need additional Safety Partner support. 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 that supports individualized patient care. The position works with 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 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., three 12-hour shifts per week, totaling 36 hours. A premium divisional shift differential is offered. The full-time base pay range is $17.82–$25.65 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation varies 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; within 15 days for Behavioral Health assignments.
- Meet 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 science 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.
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life and disability insurance, including long-term and short-term disability
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match
- Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
- Paid parental and military leave
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
- Emergency backup care
- Critical illness plans
- Educational assistance or student loan repayment
- Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student debt paydown up to $10,000
- Pet insurance
- Legal resources plan
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria are met
- Premium divisional shift differential
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
