Patient Safety Technician-Full Time Evenings

Full time, 40 hours/week. Hours: 3:00 PM-11:30 PM. Rotating weekends and holidays. The Patient Safety Technician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member; Provides calming and reorienting conversation with patient in cases of patient’s agitation or confusion; Identifies and removes hazards from the patient and patient's environment, and reports as appropriate; May assist patient with performing activities of daily living, as delegated by supervising RN, including ambulating, toileting, assisting with bed making, positioning; Provides continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring of patients identified to be at risk for causing injury to themselves or to others; Remotely monitors multiple patients via continuous video monitoring, including providing verbal redirection and summoning appropriate staff via communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when appropriate

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement; Loan forgiveness; 401(k) matching; Lifecycle benefits