Safety Specialist, Emergency Room, Per Diem, Variable Shifts, Varied Schedule Monday-Sunday

Overview

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Hours : Per Diem Variable Shifts Varied Schedule Monday-Sunday

Hourly Rate : $18.00 - $23.75

Job Summary :

Under the direction of the Director / Manager or designee the Safety Specialist functions in accordance with established standards of care standards of practice and policies and procedures for nursing service. Responsible for monitoring and assisting patients as well as assuring patient safety as part of the Multidisciplinary Team.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• 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 re-prioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.
• Ensures the safety of patients in the milieu.
• Performs patient checks and documents the whereabouts of all patients every thirty minutes or more frequently if requested.
• Accounts for all patients locked belongings and sharps ensuring they are signed out and back in by the end of the shift.
• Greets and directs patients visitors and hospital personnel.
• Responds to patient and visitor needs as well as provides information and refers matters of concern to staff.
• Provides input and patient information to the team that contributes to the safety needs development and implementation of the patient care plan.
• Delivers trays to patients and monitors patient meals.
• Assists patients in completing menus and obtaining additional nutritional needs.
• Provides specialized suicide watch to patients needing it to ensure their safety.
• Maintains and promotes therapeutic milieu to enhance patients care of plan and treatment.
• Encourages patient conversations participation in therapy and inter-patient relationships while observing behaviors.
• Acts as a liaison between patients and staff by providing information on patient behaviors to ensure patient safety as well as enhance care planning and treatment.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood therefore that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and / or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and / or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction) and handles (seizing holding grasping turning or working with hands). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending at the waist) and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes

The following behavioral attributes are required : achievement motivation concern for order flexibility initiative self-confidence customer service oriented interpersonal effectiveness teamwork analytical thinking and information seeking.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

Minimum Work Experience

Required Skills

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

Employment Type : Grant

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 18 - 23