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Patient Safety Attendant Ft Nights

Alaska Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. We are looking for a dedicated Patient Safety Attendant FT Nights like you to be a part of our team. The Patient Safety Attendant (PSA) participates in high-quality, patient-centered care by providing continuous observation and monitoring for high risk patients. In collaboration with the patient care team, the PSA ensures the patient environment is free of obstacles and minimizes risk of falls and accidental or intentional self-harm. The PSA may also assist with basic activities of daily living.

What you will do in this role:

1. Maintains a direct line of sight with patient at all times, including while family and/or visitors are in the room.
2. Accompanies patient and ensures patient safety during transportation, testing, and procedures occurring away from the patient's normal environment.
3. Establishes a safe, risk-free patient environment by utilizing knowledge of fall prevention protocols, infection control measures, and self-harm prevention. Performs room assessment regularly and after any visitations.
4. Creates clear, accurate documentation on patient status and activity during the shift.
5. Performs other duties as needed when not providing direct patient observation. Assists nursing staff with tasks such as transporting patients, delivering equipment and supplies, transporting specimens, delivering patient trays, answering phones, and assisting visitors.
6. Participates as an active member of the health care team and positively promotes the rest of the team to patients/families/caregivers and other colleagues.
7. Participates in hospital or departmental performance improvement activities, and seeks opportunities to improve department and inter-department processes.
8. Restocks non-medicinal patient room supplies as needed.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.

Alaska Regional Hospital is known for our expertise, compassion and skills. We are committed to delivering patient-centered care to every patient on every visit for our 250 plus bed facility. Year after year, Alaska Regional receives 5-star ratings for heart attack treatment, bowel obstruction treatment, and colorectal surgery. Based in Anchorage, Alaska Regional is located in a thriving community offering plenty of opportunities to capitalize on the Alaskan lifestyle. Alaska offers some of the most incredible scenic beauty around the world which draws visitors year-round who come for a vacation and end up making Alaska home. We are part of the HCA Healthcare network - which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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