Safety Specialist, Watkins 2, Per Diem, All shifts, Sunday Saturday, Holidays as needed
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Job Location:
Gardner, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 18 - 18
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Hours: Per Diem All shifts Sunday - Saturday Holidays as needed
Hourly Rate: $18.00 - $18.36
Job Summary:
Collaborates with nursing and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to support the delivery of safe patient-centered care. Maintains a therapeutic milieu by conducting environmental and room safety checks identifying and mitigating potential hazards and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. Documents all findings per established protocols. Performs frequent or constant patient observations as directed documents patient location and behavior and promptly reports/communicates any patient behaviors and safety concerns to the nursing staff to support care planning and risk mitigation. Assists with the management of patient belongings and restricted items in accordance with regulatory and unit policies. Supports patient care plans by responding to patient needs encouraging participation in treatment activities and completing all required clinical and safety documentation.
Responsibilities
- Works together with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.
- Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
- Prevents potential safety hazards from occurring by removing or arranging for the removal of safety hazards from the environment immediately.
- Prioritizes and reprioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.
- Ensures the safety of patients in the milieu and completes the environmental safety checklist and documents this for each patient room.
Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri - Performs patient checks and documents the whereabouts of the patient(s) as directed by the communication from the primary nurse (constant or frequent safety checks).
Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri - Assists with managing patient belongings and restricted items as directed by nursing.
- Responds to patient and visitor needs as well as provides information and refers matters of concern to nursing staff. Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri
- Provides input and patient information (including behavioral concerns) to the team that contributes to the safety needs development and implementation of the patient care plan and treatment. Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri
- As requested may deliver trays to patients monitors patient meal intake and collects trays for return to dietary staff. Assist patients in completing menus if requested. Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri
- May provide suicide observation to patients needing it to ensure their safety.
- Aims to maintains and promotes calm and respectful milieu to enhance patients care of plan and treatment. Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri
- Encourages patient conversations participation in therapy and inter-patient relationships while observing behaviors when applicable. Neo Inf Yg Child Old Child Adol Adult Geri
- May assist with patient fresh air breaks on specific units
- Attend to patient needs as requested including but not limited to nutritional replenishment telephone charging retrieving showering toiletries retrieving linen for frequent observation patients.
- Ensure that nursing inspects all items brought in for the patient by visitors.
Qualifications
- High School Graduate or equivalent preferred
Minimum Certifications
- AHA BLS CPR required or obtained within 60 days of hire.
- DMH approved hands on de-escalation training within 30 days of hire for DMH certified units and 60 days for other locations
- Patient care Mental Health/Behavioral Health or security experience preferred.
- Limited hands on care required.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Skills
- Construction Experience
- Food Safety Experience
- Root cause Analysis
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- OSHA
- Child Protective Services
- EPA
- Unity
- EHS
- Manufacturing
About Company
About Heywood Healthcare Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, comprised of Heywood Hospital, a 134-bed acute care community-owned non-profit hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 ... View more
