Patient Safety Companion-Sitter-Full Time-Day

Patient Safety Companion-Sitter-Full Time-Day in Poughkeepsie NY United States

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Patient Safety Companion Summary

Patient Safety Companions will provide close observation and constant monitoring of patients with changes in physical or mental status under the supervision of the registered nurse upon receipt of a physician order. The patient safety companion performs all duties necessary to provide transportation of patients and equipment needed within the hospital to support optimum safe and efficient patient care. The hospital patient safety companion will seek to provide the highest quality care while demonstrating respect for the dignity of each patient, consistent with the hospitals philosophy, goals, policies, and procedures of the nursing department. Population served based on scope of services in the department.

Responsibilities

1. Assists in the delivery of patient care as a nursing team member by performing tasks as directed by the nurse for patients who require close observation.
2. Assists in always maintaining patient safety. Adheres to hospital policy on infection control by performing hand hygiene and adheres to isolation precautions.
3. Assists in the provision of comfort measures and therapeutic activities to patients as directed by the nurse. Assist with vision and hearing aids, sleep and noise reduction strategies, orientation to surrounding ambulation and toileting.
4. Reviews with nurse written care plan and tasks for shift. Receives a report from the primary nurse upon arrival to the unit and reports off to the primary nurse when leaving unit. Communicates any special care needs to the primary nurse for integration into the patients care plan. Reports unusual conditions, patient concerns, or complaints to the primary nurse and/or management.
5. Assists with safe transfer of patients to and from stretcher or wheelchair to bed or chair using safe transfer techniques, assistive devices as needed, and proper body mechanics always.
6. Performs transportation of patients within the hospital, adhering to safe transfer techniques and always utilizing two patient identifiers and ticket to ride.
7. Utilizes Vocera and ZebraIPOD device appropriately and keeps patients privacy.
8. Assists with the continuity of patient care through harmonious working relationships with other staff members and through appropriate interfacing with patient family and providers.
9. Distributes equipment, i.e., pumps, wheelchairs, venodynes VMS feeding pumps, or as other assigned as they are requested by nursing floors within 15 minutes of request.
10. Assists with transportation of stretchers or other equipment to hospital departments.
11. Maintains and models Nuvance Health Values.
12. Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
13. Performs other duties as required.

Education, Skills, Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience
• Must complete Patient Safety Companion Orientation and Competencies
• Other Information
• Basic Life Support Certification required within 6 months of hire date
• Working Conditions
• Manual significant manual skills, motor coordination, and finger dexterity
• Occupational Some occupational risk
• Physical Effort Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment Generally pleasant working conditions
• Credentials
• BLS
• Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
• Org Unit: 1219
• Department: Nursing Float Pool
• Exempt: No
• Salary Range: $20.26 Hourly
• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team members base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable, e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity.

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