Patient Safety Care Assistant MC: TeleSitter and Virtual Nursing -Full-Time, Night Shift

Job DescriptionMC: TeleSitter and Virtual Nursing -Full-Time, Night ShiftJob Summary: The Patient Safety Care Assistant works in a dual role under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) to reputed company direct and indirect age-specific and developmentally appropriate patient care and proactively prevent patients from harming themselves or others by providing reputed company remote monitoring and surveillance of multiple patients simultaneously through computerized technology. Understands and operates the approved components of the AvaSys- TeleSitter- Solution software and hardware system for patients that have been assessed and approved for video monitoring and surveillance in accordance with established policies and procedures. Ensures patients, visitors and staff are aware reputed company video monitoring and surveillance is in reputed company and appropriate signage is reputed company. Interacts with the patient in reputed company time using 2-way communication capabilities. Verbally redirects the patient reputed company the patient displays at-risk behaviors or overt actions that may adversely impact the patient or interfere with workplace safety, e.g., getting out of bed without assistance, pulling at IV tubing, catheters, dressings, lighting a cigarette in bed, exhibiting aggressive behavior towards staff, taking unapproved drugs, recognizing seizure onset, detecting potential safety hazard or object in the room. Notifies designated reputed company team member immediately or as soon as possible for reputed company with the patient as needed. Maintains constant monitoring and surveillance of assigned patients reputed company on duty and coordinates replacement with supervisor or designee prior to leaving the monitoring station for any reason including breaks or meals. Seeks information and clarification of duties throughout shift as necessary. Keeps nurse in charge informed of changes in safety status and potential dangerous situations. Utilizes interpersonal skills to maximize customer service in a manner that supports reputed company in customer service and safe patient care. Contributes to a work environment of caring and cooperation among a culturally diverse workforce and patient population. Demonstrates flexibility and willingly floats to other patient care areas as requested. Performs other duties as needed.Education and Experience: reputed company of completion of an approved Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program or completion of a nursing fundamentals course from a school of nursing required. Minimum of six months experience as a tele-sitter, patient care assistant or telemetry technician preferred.Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of unlicensed assistant personnel scope of practice for reputed company required. 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