Care Companion Float Pool
Job Location:
St. Louis, MO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
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Job Summary
- Pay Rate: $15/hour
- Minimum of 12 hours per month
- Flexible self-scheduling
- Shift options: 4 8 or 12 hours
- Rotating weekends and holidays required
- On-site: Mondays 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
or self-paced e-learning - Additional 4-hour in-person orientation after start date
Key Responsibilities
- Assist patients with daily needs such as transporting ambulating toileting and meal ordering
- Maintain a clean safe and organized patient environment
- Provide continuous visual observation of assigned patient(s)
- Communicate patient behavior needs and safety concerns to the care team
- Support infection prevention and safety standards
- Follow direction from nursing staff in care-related activities
Primary Duties
- Receive and understand patient handoff information (care needs diagnosis fall risk communication barriers etc.)
- Remain in the patient room to ensure constant observation (leave only as directed)
- Monitor and promptly report behavioral or condition changes
- Maintain a safe and orderly patient environment
- Escalate safety concerns immediately (e.g. behavioral changes aggressive actions)
- Follow regulatory standards and facility policies
- Practice universal precautions consistently
- Complete additional tasks as assigned by RN LPN or leadership
- Follow policies related to safety confidentiality and patient rights
- Demonstrate strong infection prevention practices
- Support safety measures such as:
- Fall prevention
- Restraint monitoring
- Patient identification
- Suicide precautions
- Promote a culture of safety and accountability
- Ability to sit for extended periods while remaining alert and attentive
- Must maintain focus without distractions from personal activities
Important: Cell phone use is not permitted during shifts to ensure full attention to patient safety and care.
From day one Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical dental and vision coverage paid time off tuition support and matched retirement plans for team members working 32 hours per pay period.
Join a caring collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy youll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation technology and compassion. As we grow youll grow with us.
About Company
Mercy is one of the largest U.S. health systems with 44 acute care & specialty hospitals, over 700 physician & outpatient clinics in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri & Oklahoma.
