Patient Safety Assistant- LNA Float Pool- Per Diem

Come work at the best place to give and receive care!

Job Description:

Patient Safety Attendant (PSA)

Who We Are:

As a nurse PSA or LNA at Elliot Hospital you have many options to practice throughout our 296-bed acute care facility. The RN Float Team provides care across all inpatient nursing departments for adult and pediatric patients. Our state-of-the-art units provide a wide array of equipment and patient acuity

depending on a nurses professional interests certifications and experience level.

About the Job:

The Patient Safety Attendant is responsible for focused monitoring of patient safety through direct 1:1 visual monitoring or continuous visual

observation or camera monitoring for patients that require an increased level of observation. The Patient Safety Attendant promotes and

maintains a safe environment and alerts clinical staff to patient safety issues that addition to monitoring patients for safety this role may

engage with the patient in therapeutic activities.

What Youll Do:

• Maintains visual observation of patient safety as outlined in facility policies and procedures for patients that require an increased level of
• observation
• Demonstrates sensitivity and respect to the patient family and/or significant other(s).
• Maintains and documents frequent safety observation checks
• Identifies and reports patient safety concerns to clinical staff
• When assigned to the 1:1 observation of a patient does not leave the patient until relieved by another staff person
• Accompanies patient to diagnostic testing and procedures maintaining observation of the patient during testing or procedures
• Discusses with assigned nurse guidelines for any conversation or appropriate activities with the patient.
• Primary responsibility is to stay with and/or observe the patient and assure his/her safety.
• Does not engage in activities that would distract from observing the patient such as reading studying socializing using personal telephone or
• watching television.
• Reports patient behavior details to assigned RN as needed as well as to oncoming relief staff at the end of the shift.

Who You Are:

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Experience: Previous experience in a health care setting performing similar functions preferred.

Certification/Licensure: CPI completion within three (3) months of hire.

Why Youll Love Us:

• Medical Dental Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following start date
• Accrued Earned Time
• 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $4000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week
• Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20000
• Sign on Bonus Eligible
• Miscellaneous Benefits Pet Insurance Legal Services Vendor Discounts

Work Shift:

SolutionHealth is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation disability status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Experience:

Junior IC