Job Details
**Patient Safety Attendant PRN**
CAROUSEL_PARAGRAPH
* Sarasota, Florida
* Clinical Support & Procedural
* 17331
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** Job Description**
**Department**
Patient Safety Attendants
**Job Summary**
The patient safety attendant's role is to be present for the designated patient, either visually or physically, to observe patient behavior, communicate with and de-escalate patient, and notify nursing personnel if the patient condition changes or requires assistance. The patient safety attendant also serves as a resource to assist the PCT/MST and or nursing staff with basic functions for the designated patient but does not substitute for the normal staff job scopes.
**Required Qualifications**
- Require BLSCPR certification within ninety (90) days of start date.
**Preferred Qualifications**
- Prefer demonstrated interpersonal skills to provide calm verbal feedback to patients, re-direct behavior, and reinforce safety with patients.
- Prefer the ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Prefer the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Prefer demonstrated knowledge/experience of growth and development, and possess the ability to interact, communicate and care for specific patient population with care and compassion.
- Prefer previous experience in health care field.
**Mandatory Education**
**Preferred Education**
HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate
**Required License and Certs**
**Preferred License and Certs**
WORK DAYS ALL, NO ROTATING SHIFT, YES ON CALL/CALL BACK, YES WEEKENDS