Patient Safety Attendant

Patient Safety Attendant

As a Patient Safety Attendant with HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Join the HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Patient Safety Attendant to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Your tasks and responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with basic activities of daily living.
• Maintaining a direct line of sight with patient at all times, including while family and visitors are in the room.
• Accompanying patients and ensuring patient safety during transportation, testing, and procedures occurring away from the patient's normal environment.
• Establishing a safe, risk-free patient environment by utilizing knowledge of fall prevention protocols, infection control measures, and self-harm prevention.
• Monitoring patients' physical and emotional condition and reporting any changes in status promptly while remaining direct line of sight with the patient.
• Intervening as needed to prevent patients from harming self or others seeking immediate assistance for escalating incidents.

Qualifications:

• One year experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• Current AHA (American Heart Association) BLS (Basic Life Support) required on all clinical nursing units.
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital is a 237 bed acute care hospital. We serve Charlotte County. We have emergency care, an accredited cancer program, a stroke center of excellence and a chest pain center. We have an orthopedic and spine center, wound management and hyperbaric medicine. We have inpatient, outpatient and cardiovascular surgery. We have sports and rehabilitation services and outpatient programs. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital provides community wellness programs. We have provided healthcare in Charlotte County for 40 years. Our colleagues enjoy our culture of compassion, respect and service. Over 350 area physicians work with us. We have received the America's top 100 hospital recognition. This makes us one of the best hospitals in Charlotte County. We hope you'll consider a career at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Patient Safety Attendant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.