Patient Safety Attendant - Care Team - VFT/Nights - Arnold Palmer Hospital

Position SummaryArnold Palmer Hospital is currently seeking for Patient Safety Attendant. The Patient Safety Attendant performs vigilant increased visual observation or continuous visual observation as ordered for the patient.Job Title: Patient Safety AttendantDept: APH Care TeamStatus: Variable Full TimeShift : Night Candidate Are Required To Have The Following Certification Maintains current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification – HeartSaver CPR. Handle with Care (HWC) Certification is required only for the inpatient Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). All other units require Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) CertificationBenefitsCompetitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder.Supportive and collaborative work environment.Continuing education and professional development opportunities.Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment.Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDRENLocated on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions Provides diversionary activities such as reading aloud to the patient. Assists the patient with nutrition needs as necessary under the direction of the Registered Nurse. Accompanies the patient to diagnostic testing and procedures and maintains observation of the patient during tests or procedures. Never leaves the patient alone unless instructed to by the nurse. For Baker and Marchman Act patients, the patient is never left alonefor any reason. Receives report from the RN and previous Patient Safety Attendant and gives report to the RN and oncoming Patient Safety Attendantbefore leaving. Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with every change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act,behavioral health, and suicide risk patients. Observes for any changes in the patient’s behaviors or actions and immediately reports them to the Registered Nurse. Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state,and local standards. Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and proceduresQualificationsEducation/Training.High school graduate or equivalent.Licensure/Certification Maintains current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification – HeartSaver CPR. Handle with Care (HWC) Certification is required only for the inpatient Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). All other units require Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Certification