Job Details

Overview

To provide additional assistance to keep identified patients safe from self-harm.

UPH Additional Information

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.  Here are just a few:    

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Ensure patient's safety by providing a safe environment

• Directly observes identified patient(s) at all times during assigned shift.
• Promotes diversionary activities as necessary.
• Removes items from patient room/surroundings that are potentially dangerous.
• Ensures implementation of patient safety protocols (elopement precautions, suicide precautions, aggressive behaviors).
• Maintains patient's privacy and ensure confidentiality.

Assist patient with routine activities

• Assists patient with meal selection (as appropriate).
• Assists in meal tray set-up if no restrictions.
• Answers patient phone.
• Notifies nursing staff to assist patient with activities outside of Sitter's scope of practice.

Coordinate care with appropriate hospital personnel

• Consults with Lead RN or assigned RN, Security, other staff as needed.
• Reports oral intake to assigned RN.
• Reports observations about patient and patient's behavior to assigned RN.
• Reports changes in patient behavior to nursing staff in timely manner.

Document implementation of safety protocols

• Ensures safety protocols are utilized according to policy.
• Documents implementation of appropriate protocols.
• Documents proof of observation on suicide precautions and other protocols on flow sheet.

Qualifications

• Communication Skills
• Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker
• Interaction with a wide variety of people
• Maintain confidential information
• Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information
• Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor