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**Direct Observer**
Exciting news! Leesburg Regional Medical Center is now a part of the University of Florida Health family and has become UF Health Leesburg Hospital. This exciting development represents a bold new era in the delivery of world-class health care in the communities we serve with a name well-known and established both regionally and nationally. Our team members still benefit from a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to meet their individual and family needs. We also believe that is why Beckers Hospital Review listed us among the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare this year. Check out our available jobs and apply today!
**Date posted** Feb. 25, 2022 **Job ID** 20019 **Location** Leesburg, Florida, United States **Facility/Department** Leesburg Regional Medical Center/Nursing Admin - Sitters **Shift** Full-Time, 12 hr day shift, 36.00 **Schedule** Full-Time Apply Later ***Position Title:*** *Direct Observer*
***Essential Functions:*** *As assigned by the Administrative Supervisor, under the direction of the nurse, the Direct Observer provides an environment of safety that gives the alternative to restraints. The sitter is responsible for sitting with and observing an assigned patient. No nursing care is provided. The sitter can assist with simple tasks such as reading to the patient, answering the phone, and getting ice water. Additional duties such as mouth care, feeding and ambulating can be performed only if qualified. Duties will be performed under the direction of the nurse in charge of the patient. Sitter is responsible for contacting the nurse if the patient requires anything additional.*
***Educational Requirements:***
* *High School Diploma/GED*
***Licensure/Certification/Registration***
* *BLS*
***Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training/Experience Required***
* *Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.*
***Who We Are:***
*UF Health Central Florida, formerly known as Central Florida Health and acquired by University of Florida Health in January 2020, is an award-winning, locally owned and governed not-for-profit health care system and the largest, most comprehensive provider of health care services in the region. We care for patients in Lake, Sumter, and Marion counties through inpatient acute hospital services at UF Health The Villages Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital, inpatient rehabilitation services at UF Health The Villages Rehabilitation Hospital, adult inpatient psychiatric services at the UF Health Leesburg Hospital Senior Behavioral Health Center and diagnostic laboratory services at several locations.*
*As a premier health care provider, UF Health Central Florida takes pride in providing progressive, innovative technology, along with building strong relationships with patients, families, physicians and residents of the communities we serve. Check out our available jobs and apply today! To learn more, visit* *.*
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