Patient Safety Technician

Summary

Join our team at Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital as a Patient Safety Technician, working full-time evening shifts with weekend availability needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire
• Physical Demands Requirement : Physical demands required for this role include lift/carry up to 50 pounds and a push/pull force up to 50 pounds

Responsibilities

• Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member
• Provides calming and reorienting conversation with patient in cases of patient’s agitation or confusion
• Identifies and removes hazards from the patient and patient's environment, and reports as appropriate
• May assist patient with performing activities of daily living, as delegated by supervising RN, including ambulating, toileting, assisting with bed making, positioning
• Provides continuous safety observation via continuous video monitoring, of patients identified to be at risk for causing injury to themselves or to others
• Remotely monitors multiple patients via continuous video monitoring. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: providing effective verbal redirection of designated remote continuous observation patients from engaging in risk behaviors and summoning appropriate staff via communication device/STAT Alert Alarm when appropriate