Patient Care Partner - Float Pool

Job description

OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE: The Patient Care Partner promotes the safety, health and comfort of patients, families and staff as related to the care of behavioral health/ psychiatry patients in the hospital. The Patient Care Partner may be assigned to Emergency Department or inpatient units to meet the unique needs of this population of patients. The Patient Care Partner is a staff member who has been trained to visually monitor a patient and provide direct patient contact or care. The Patient Care Partner may be assigned to the following patients: - Rotating shift schedule available for Part-Time & Full-Time - Part-Time and Full-Time positions require every other weekend and holiday rotations - Homicide attempt - Positive screen with suicide assessment or suicide attempt - Violent behavior towards self or others - Elopement/ wander risk - Fall risk - Confused mental state/ cognitive impairment - Patients with eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) Patient Care: - Receives hand off from the care team to include reason for observation, patient behaviors and any concerns/ risks. Provides hand off at the end of assignment. - Notifies the primary nurse of changes in patient behavior. Collabo...