Safety Specialist, Emergency Room, 32-Hour, Night
Gardner, Massachusetts
Employer: heywood
Industry:
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Job Title: Safety Specialist, Emergency Room, 32-Hour, Night
Location: Gardner, Massachusetts
Posted Date: 04/24/2024
Hiring Manager Name: CAROL-LYNNE PAPA Facility: Heywood Hospital Department: HH. EMERGENCY ROOM-,2000.60100 Union: Non-Union Position Type: Regular Position Control #: 2000.60100.5020 Expected assignment length/Shift Details exp. M-F: 11p to7a Position Hours (Enter Numbers Only): 32 Shift: Night Weekend Frequency: EVERY OTHER Holiday Rotation: EVERY OTHER
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Director/Manager or designee, the Safety Specialist functions in accordance with established standards of care, standards of practice and policies and procedures for nursing service. Responsible for monitoring and assisting patients, as well as assuring patient safety as part of the Multidisciplinary Team.
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
Minimum Work Experience
Required Skills
Functional Demands
Physical Requirements
Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending at the waist), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).
Organizational Expectations
Behavioral Attributes
The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.
Essential Functions
Statement of Other Duties
This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Location: Gardner, Massachusetts
Posted Date: 04/24/2024
Hiring Manager Name: CAROL-LYNNE PAPA Facility: Heywood Hospital Department: HH. EMERGENCY ROOM-,2000.60100 Union: Non-Union Position Type: Regular Position Control #: 2000.60100.5020 Expected assignment length/Shift Details exp. M-F: 11p to7a Position Hours (Enter Numbers Only): 32 Shift: Night Weekend Frequency: EVERY OTHER Holiday Rotation: EVERY OTHER
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Director/Manager or designee, the Safety Specialist functions in accordance with established standards of care, standards of practice and policies and procedures for nursing service. Responsible for monitoring and assisting patients, as well as assuring patient safety as part of the Multidisciplinary Team.
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
- High School Graduate or equivalent preferred
- CNA, EMT, Security experience preferred
- AHA BLS CPR required or obtained within 60 days of hire
Minimum Work Experience
- Experience with behavioral health patients in in-patient and out-patient settings preferred.
- Experience with patient care and a desire to work on a Mental Health Unit or other units as needed
Required Skills
- Willingness to do limited hands on care required
Functional Demands
Physical Requirements
Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending at the waist), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).
Organizational Expectations
Behavioral Attributes
The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.
Essential Functions
- Works together with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.
- Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
- Prevents potential safety hazards from occurring by removing or arranging for the removal of safety hazards from the environment immediately.
- Prioritizes and re-prioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.
- Ensures the safety of patients in the milieu.
- Performs patient checks, and documents the whereabouts of all patients every thirty minutes or more frequently if requested.
- Accounts for all patients locked belongings and sharps, ensuring they are signed out and back in by the end of the shift.
- Greets and directs patients, visitors, and hospital personnel.
- Responds to patient and visitor needs, as well as, provides information and refers matters of concern to staff.
- Provides input and patient information to the team that contributes to the safety needs, development, and implementation of the patient care plan.
- Delivers trays to patients and monitors patient meals.
- Assists patients in completing menus and obtaining additional nutritional needs.
- Provides specialized suicide watch to patients needing it to ensure their safety.
- Maintains and promotes therapeutic milieu to enhance patients' care of plan and treatment.
- Encourages patient conversations, participation in therapy and inter-patient relationships while observing behaviors.
- Acts as a liaison between patients and staff by providing information on patient behaviors to ensure patient safety, as well as, enhance care planning and treatment.
Statement of Other Duties
This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Created: 2024-04-26
Reference: 930087
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: Gardner
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