Patient Safety Technician

Quick Facts

• Role: Patient Safety Technician (Nursing Support Pool)

• Schedule: Full time, Nights

Description

The Patient Safety Technician provides continuous safety observation using bedside presence and continuous video monitoring for patients at risk for injury. The role includes calming and reorienting patients who are agitated or confused, identifying and removing hazards, and supporting activities of daily living when delegated by the supervising RN. For remote observation cases, the technician monitors multiple patients and uses verbal redirection and communications (e.g., STAT Alert Alarm) to summon appropriate staff as needed.

Responsibilities

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

• Provide calming and reorienting conversation for patients who are agitated or confused.

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

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

• Provide continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring for patients at risk of injuring themselves or others; use comfort measures, encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation, and de-escalation within scope.

• Remotely monitor multiple patients via continuous video monitoring; use verbal redirection to prevent risk behaviors and notify 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

• Comprehensive benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events.

• Benefits details available via the employer benefits page; eligibility depends on employment classification.

• Sign-on bonus may be included; internal employees and rehires who left within 1 year are not eligible (with an exception for new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as an RN).