Patient Safety Attendant
Company: SSM Health
Location: Lake Saint Louis
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
Performs basic patient monitoring activities under the
supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN).PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless
relieved by an appropriate staff member.
- Assists in calming and/or reorienting patient in cases of
agitation or confusion.
- Removes visible hazards and/or broken equipment from immediate
environment and reports as appropriate.
- Documents observations according to hospital guidelines.
- Meets with the patient s nurse at the beginning of shift to
review the patient care plan and activities for the shift to ensure
that the expectations, goals and responsibilities are clearly
understood in order to achieve patient and staff safety.
- Observes isolation precautions as indicated.
- Observes monitoring equipment and notifies nursing staff of
alarms.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION
- No education requiredEXPERIENCE
- No experience requiredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through
oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear
alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less)
and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish
colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting,
squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial
relationships.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving. Associated topics: emr, environment, fault,
health, hospital, inspector, physician, sewer system, wastewater,
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Keywords: SSM Health, Columbia , Patient Safety Attendant, Other , Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
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