Patient Safety Technician (Nursing Support Pool)

Quick Facts

• Role: Patient Safety Technician (Nursing Support Pool)

• Work pattern: Full time, Nights

Description

The Patient Safety Technician provides bedside and remote safety observation to help prevent patients from injuring themselves or others. The role includes hazard identification/removal, calming and reorienting patients who are agitated or confused, and assisting with activities of daily living as delegated by the supervising RN. Continuous safety monitoring is performed via continuous video monitoring, with escalation to staff as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Remain at the bedside of the assigned patient at all times unless relieved by appropriate staff

• Calm and reorient patients experiencing agitation or confusion

• Identify and remove hazards from the patient’s environment and report as appropriate

• Assist with activities of daily living (e.g., ambulating, toileting, assisting with bed making, positioning) as delegated by the supervising RN

• Provide continuous safety observation using continuous video monitoring for patients at risk of injury

• Use appropriate encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation, and de-escalation techniques within the scope of the role

• Remotely monitor multiple patients via continuous video monitoring

• Provide verbal redirection to remote continuous observation patients to prevent risk behaviors

• Summon 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

• A wide range of benefits to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events

• Benefits details available via the employer benefits page (eligibility varies by employment classification)

• Sign-on bonus eligibility rules may apply where listed in the job posting (including restrictions for internal employees/rehires who left within 1 year)