Introduction
Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Patient Safety Attendant? At Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.
Benefits
Overland Park Regional Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, auto, and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more. • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing. • 401k Plan with a 100% match on 3 to 9 years of pay based on years of service. • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock. • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. • Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more. • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts. • Retirement readiness rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships. • Education assistance, tuition, student loan certification support, dependent scholarships. • Colleague recognition program. • Time Away From Work Program, paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence. • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients lives, and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Patient Safety Attendant like you to be a part of our team.
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Patient Safety Attendant (PSA) participates in high-quality patient-centered care by providing continuous observation and monitoring for high-risk patients. In collaboration with the nursing team, the PSA ensures the patient environment is free of obstacles and minimizes the risk of falls and accidental or intentional self-harm. The Sitter may also assist with basic activities of daily living. Our Patient Safety Attendants are passionate about ensuring an exceptional patient experience and committed to caring like family.
What You Will Do
• Maintain a direct line of sight with the patient at all times, including while family and/or visitors are in the room. • Accompany patients and ensure safety during transportation, testing, and procedures occurring away from the patients normal environment. • Establish a safe, risk-free patient environment by utilizing knowledge of fall prevention protocols, infection control measures, and self-harm prevention. • Perform room assessment regularly and after any visitations.
What Qualifications You Will Need
• 1 year of experience in a healthcare setting preferred. • Basic Life Saving Support certification required within 30 days of hire. • De-Escalation Training required within the first 90 days of hire.
About Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340-bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson Countys only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Womens & Childrens healthcare services. We offer the regions only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year, our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients.
Caring for patients is more than a job for us; its our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas Citys leading healthcare provider in the region. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Good people beget good people. - Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
We are a family of 270,000 dedicated professionals. Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Patient Safety Attendant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring.
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At its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, we are the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, a company comprised of locally managed facilities that includes about 165 hospitals and 115 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England and employing approximately 204,000 people. Approximately four to five percent of all inpatient care delivered in the country today is provided by HCA facilities. Richard M. Bracken serves as Chairman of HCA and R. Milton Johnson is the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
HCA is committed to the care and improvement of human life and strives to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Building on the foundation provided by our Mission & Values, HCA puts patients first and works to constantly improve the care we give them by implementing measures that support our caregivers, help ensure patient safety and provide the highest possible quality. Investing in our communities is important to us. HCA typically invests about $1.5 billion annually to keep our facilities modern and up-to-date technologically and to expand and add services where needed. Focusing primarily on communities where the company is a leading healthcare provider, HCA selectively adds new facilities in order to better serve our communities.
And because two HCA founders were physicians, we value highly the strong relationships we've created with local physicians. We endeavor to provide them with a wide array of services and modern facilities in order to help them deliver the best possible care.