Patient Safety Attendant job at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene

Kootenai Health is employing Patient Safety Attendant on Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:19:39 GMT. SUMMARY: The primary purpose of the Patient Safety Attendant is to perform a variety of routine care tasks under the direction of nursing staff to assist medical and nursing personnel in the observation of patients who may be disoriented, confused, or potentially suicidal. JOB REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily...

Patient Safety Attendant

Location: Coeur d'Alene Idaho

Description: Kootenai Health is employing Patient Safety Attendant right now, this job will be placed in Idaho. More complete informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. SUMMARY:
The primary purpose of the Patient Safety Attendant is to perform a variety of routine care tasks under the direction of nursing staff to assist medical and nursing personnel in the obse! rvation of patients who may be disoriented, confused, or potentially suicidal.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. High school diploma or GED.
1. Crisis prevention training, or must acquire within 6 months of employment, required. BLS Required. Current AHA Healthcare provider, American Red Cross or KMC BLS within 60 days of hire.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Majority of shift spent sitting up to of 4-6 hours, depending on length of shift.
• Occasionally assists with moving, transferring and positioning of patients with assistance.
• Read charts, dials, equipme! nt settings, literature and other printed and handwritten mate! rials.
• Communicate with patients, physicians, families and co-workers in person and on telephone.
• Work with equipment and manipulate equipment settings, computer keyboard, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• KMC operates 24 hours per day each day of the year, operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all shifts, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the patients.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment.
• Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
• Potential exposure to hostile individuals.

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This job starts available on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:19:39 GMT

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