Patient Safety Technician (Nursing Support Pool)

Quick Facts

• Provides continuous patient safety observation using continuous video monitoring for patients at risk of injury.

Description

Provide continuous patient safety observation for assigned patients, including bedside observation and remote monitoring. Identify and remove hazards, provide calming and reorienting support during agitation or confusion, and help with delegated activities of daily living. Use verbal redirection and de-escalation techniques, and summon appropriate staff when safety risks occur.

Responsibilities

• Remain at the bedside of assigned patients at all times unless relieved by appropriate staff.
• Provide calming and reorienting conversation for agitated or confused patients.
• Identify and remove hazards from the patient and the patient’s environment and report as appropriate.
• Assist with activities of daily living as delegated by the supervising RN (e.g., ambulating, toileting, bed making, positioning).
• Provide continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring for patients identified as at risk.
• Offer basic comfort measures, emotional support, encouragement, distraction, coping strategies, cognitive stimulation activities, and de-escalation techniques within the scope of the role.
• Remotely monitor multiple patients via continuous video monitoring; verbally redirect patients engaging in risk behaviors and summon appropriate staff via a communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• BLS certification within 90 days of hire.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events.
• Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification.
• Sign-on bonus eligibility rules may apply if included in the posting (internal employees/rehires who left within 1 year are not eligible; certain new graduate internal RNs may be eligible).