Patient Companion Virtual Care PRN

Patient Companion Virtual Care Sitters Department
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together

Work location: This is an in-person position at 8200 Walnut Hill Ln. Dallas TX.
Work hours: PRN. Within 7 days a week. 6:45am 7:15pm

Sitters Department highlights:

• Opportunity to innovate healthcare
• Professional advancement opportunities
• Strong teamwork and collaboration

Heres What You Need

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent is required
• 1 Year Experience in an patient care setting/role such as Nurse Aides Patient Care Tech Monitor Tech or other nursing support role. is required
• Acute care experience is preferred
• Basic computer skills data entry required.
• Job requires sitting for prolonged periods.
• Proficient communication.
• Use of hands vision-color hearing speaking.
• Attention to detail.
• Organization and prioritization skills.
• Manages stress appropriately.
• Makes decisions under pressure.
• Manages anger/fear/hostility/violence of others appropriately.
• Handles multiple priorities.
• Works independently.
• Work in confined/crowded areas.

What You Will Do

• Utilizes the technology required for virtual patient observation and interventions for safe patient care.
• Demonstrates competency in the set-up and ongoing use of virtual patient observation monitoring software computer hardware and communication devices.
• Collaborates with hospital unit nursing staff to set up camera to optimize patient visibility and conduct positive patient identification.
• Assures alarms are activated with appropriate settings and are sufficiently audible.
• Maintains continuous visual observation of multiple patients at one time on a monitor; assures a co-worker is monitoring assigned patients during breaks or other temporary situations when unable to maintain continuous observation (e.g. when engaged in two-way video call)
• Redirects patients promptly to maintain patient safety.
  
  Additional perks of being a Texas Health Patient Companion Virtual Care
• Benefits include 401k Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discount Programs as well as other benefits.
• Delivery of high-quality patient care
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
  

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has advanced health care in North Texas for over half a century as one of the regions most established hospitals. As an 875-bed full-service hospital weve served the Dallas community and surrounding areas since 1966 with a commitment to high-quality compassionate care.

We specialize in cancer care cardiology neurosciences womens services and emergency medicine. Our hospital is home to a renowned Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. We also offer a wide range of outpatient services including surgery wellness programs and advanced womens recognition of our commitment to innovation in womens health our Womens Robotic Surgery program was recently accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) a leading organization dedicated to advancing patient safety in surgery.

Texas Health Dallas is a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Heart Attack Center. We are proud to be a designated Magnet hospital and a top choice in North Texas for cancer treatment emergency services cardiac care and bariatric surgery.

If youre ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community then lets show the world how were even better together!

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