Patient Safety Attendant
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Employer: unc health care
Industry: Clinical Support
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Job Description
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Patient Safety Attendant is responsible for providing either 1:1 or 1:2 focused, non-clinical, observation of patients identified with safety risks. The Attendant assists in maintaining a safe environment and remains with the patients at all times to provide on-going observation of the patient and alerts the nursing staff as patient care needs arise.
Responsibilities:
• Responds to patients promptly and courteously, notifying appropriate personnel of patient requests in a timely manner
• Reports unusual occurrences to a charge nurse or supervisor immediately.
• Assists in maintaining the patient environment by maintaining a safe, clean and comfortable atmosphere
• Notifies nursing personnel, as needed, when patient requires assistance such as positioning, holding, feeding, and toileting. Understands how to obtain emergency assistance, if needed.
PARDEE
Other information:
Qualifications
Required
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
01.6430.2190
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Psychiatry
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Patient Safety Attendant is responsible for providing either 1:1 or 1:2 focused, non-clinical, observation of patients identified with safety risks. The Attendant assists in maintaining a safe environment and remains with the patients at all times to provide on-going observation of the patient and alerts the nursing staff as patient care needs arise.
Responsibilities:
• Responds to patients promptly and courteously, notifying appropriate personnel of patient requests in a timely manner
• Reports unusual occurrences to a charge nurse or supervisor immediately.
• Assists in maintaining the patient environment by maintaining a safe, clean and comfortable atmosphere
• Notifies nursing personnel, as needed, when patient requires assistance such as positioning, holding, feeding, and toileting. Understands how to obtain emergency assistance, if needed.
PARDEE
Other information:
Qualifications
Required
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
01.6430.2190
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Psychiatry
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No