Patient Safety Attendant

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift Description: Loyola MacNeal has an excellent opportunity for a patient safety attendant to join the Clinical Resource Unit located at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois. Our team of registered nurses, patient care techs, care managers, social workers, residents, and physicians are dedicated to providing compassionate care to the diverse community we serve. Our patient safety attendants support care delivery on the nursing unit by ensuring patient safety in a 1:1 environment. The ideal candidate will have the interpersonal skills necessary to interact in a courteous manner with patients, communicate effectively with family members, and interact with all levels of hospital staff. Performs constant and direct observation of a patient who is at risk of harming self and/or others. PSAa are also utilized for safety of confused or impulsive patients, really any patient behavior that can impede care delivery. GENERAL PATIENT CARE - Provides one to one, constant and direct observation of patients with suicidal ideation. Provides constant and direct observation of patients who are at risk of causing harm to self and/or others. Assists a...