Safety Associate, Per Diem, Days, 7a - 7:30p, Nursing Service Administration
Job Description:
• Work collaboratively with the health care team to provide remote and direct supportive care for patients
• Promotes quality patient care, comfort, and a safe environment under the direction of a Registered Nurse
• Communicates with and supports the interprofessional team, patient, family, and designated care partners
• Provides observation for safety of assigned patient
• Reports observations of changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate staff
• Completes required reports and documentation
• Provides service to the following age population(s) pediatric through frail elderly
Requirements:
• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent
• Less than 1 year previous related experience
• Completion of Patient/Sitter Companion Program, and/or De-Escalation class
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to de-escalate patients who are agitated in a way that preserves patient dignity
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of Standard Precautions
Benefits:
• medical (including prescription) insurance
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University
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• Work collaboratively with the health care team to provide remote and direct supportive care for patients
• Promotes quality patient care, comfort, and a safe environment under the direction of a Registered Nurse
• Communicates with and supports the interprofessional team, patient, family, and designated care partners
• Provides observation for safety of assigned patient
• Reports observations of changes in patient condition or behavior to appropriate staff
• Completes required reports and documentation
• Provides service to the following age population(s) pediatric through frail elderly
Requirements:
• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent
• Less than 1 year previous related experience
• Completion of Patient/Sitter Companion Program, and/or De-Escalation class
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to de-escalate patients who are agitated in a way that preserves patient dignity
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of Standard Precautions
Benefits:
• medical (including prescription) insurance
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University
Apply tot his job
Apply To this Job