Patient Safety Attendant

Patient Safety Attendant

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Patient Safety Attendant today with TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center.

Benefits TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include : comprehensive medical coverage, additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, free counseling services, resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, family support through fertility and family building benefits, referral services, consumer discounts, retirement readiness, education assistance, time away from work program, employee health assistance fund, colleague recognition program.

Job Summary and Qualifications 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 : maintains a direct line of sight with patient at all times, accompanies patient and ensures patient safety during transportation, testing, and procedures occurring away from the patient's normal environment, establishes a safe, risk-free patient environment, creates clear, accurate documentation on patient status and activity during the shift, 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, 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, participates in hospital or departmental performance improvement activities, restocks non-medicinal patient room supplies as needed.

What qualifications you will need : Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date.

Serving our community for the past 40 years, TriStar Southern Hills has been a leader for a wide range of healthcare services. These include emergency services, cardiology, orthopedics and rehabilitation. TriStar Southern Hills is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI and a Primary Stroke Center. There are more than 300 board certified physicians representing more than 20 specialties. Many have offices located on our campus. HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Safety Attendant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today! 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.