Patient Safety Assistant - Nursing Float Pool - Day/Evening/Night at WellSpan Health

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient Safety, Behavioral Management, Therapeutic Communication, Patient Observation, Ambulation Assistance, Toileting Assistance, Repositioning, Feeding Assistance, De-escalation, Transporting Patients, Fall Prevention, Impulsive Behavior Deterrence, IV Line Management, Psychiatric Illness Awareness, Team Collaboration, Video Monitoring

Industry

Medical Practices

Description

Part Time/PRN (Minimum work commitment is 24 hours within a 6-week schedule period) Schedule determined by the needs of the department Shift: Day/Evening/Night **Year-round position. Minimum work commitment is required. Great opportunity for nursing students. Nursing Float Pool The float pool or nursing resource team is a unique department that supports our nursing units by moving staffing as needed every shift or even multiple times during an employee's shift. Float staff are assigned to units based on the needs of the hospital at the time of their shift. There are a variety of units that staff can be competent to work on and make a significant impact on patient care. RN’s will float to any unit within their scope of orientation. For example: med/surg float may float to ED or ICU & only take med/surg boarder patients in ED & ICU med/surg downgrades only. They do not float to cath lab or OR. They sometimes float to maternity to care for the adults. General Summary This role serves to protect our patients who are impulsive and at risk for falls, at risk for pulling out IV lines/tubes, require behavioral management and/or present a risk due to psychiatric illnesses. This is a non-clinical employee who assists in the prevention of falls, deters impulsive behaviors, prevents injury or escape, and provides de-escalation of patient behaviors. Provides simple assistance such as ambulation, simple toileting, repositioning, and assistance with feeding/fluids. The aide is expected to engage in therapeutic communication and activities to distract, occupy and develop a positive supportive rapport with patients. The aide is required to remain with the assigned patient at all times during their shift except when relieved by staff for breaks, remaining alert and observant. Patient observation by the aide can be performed virtually through video monitoring or by direct bedside observation of the patient based on hospital policy and patient criteria. This role will also be required to transport patients as needed. This position requires Child Abuse Clearance, High Risk Observer Training and required Epic documentation. WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital For more than 125 years, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has provided leading-edge inpatient, outpatient, and emergent care to the Lebanon County community. One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital features an award-winning cardiac and vascular center, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a wound care and hyperbaric medicine center, while providing a supportive continuum of care through our extensive WellSpan primary, specialty, ambulatory, and behavioral health care locations within the community. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital is supported by the nearby WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center, Lebanon’s first and only integrated cancer center. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23. WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital serves as the cornerstone of care for a total population of nearly 142,000 residents living in the rural and urban mix of Lebanon County. A full-service, acute-care hospital, with a 163 licensed bed capacity, admitting approximately 7,000 patients annually. We offer open heart procedures, comprehensive cardiac care, total joint replacements, private labor and delivery birthing suites, robotic surgery, and emergency care.

Responsibilities

The Patient Safety Assistant is responsible for protecting patients at risk for falls and impulsive behaviors, providing assistance with basic needs, and engaging in therapeutic communication. They must remain with assigned patients at all times, performing observation either virtually or directly.