Safety Companion - Full Time / Days

Job Description

The Safety Companion carries out routine and assigned non-nursing tasks and assists the nurse in carrying out patient care activities within the scope of training and experience. this position monitors the patient's verbalizations and reports all actions to the nurse. To provide the services of a sitter for any patient on a patient care unit who has been assessed to require constant observation in order to maximize his or her safety.

Responsibilities

What you will do

• Monitors the safety of the patient while sitting with safety companion patients and Baker Act patients.
• Assists with maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly patient environment.
• Assists the patient with activities of daily living as directed by the nurse.
• Maintains on going communication with the nurse assigned to the patient.
• Maintains current knowledge / certification.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

Licenses and Certifications

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.