Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Patient Safety Companion

Clinical Support & Patient AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMontgomery, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Knowledge of body mechanics, basic safety principles, and physical care and comfort is required.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is required.
Ability to resolve customer complaints and concerns is required.
Ability to sit for 80% of the workday and remain mobile for 20% is required.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 150 pounds is required.
Ability to speak with clear diction, hear sensitively in conversation, and maintain close- and distant-range visual acuity is required.
Ability to work with some exposure to infectious disease, hazardous chemicals, and radiation is required.

Responsibilities

Provide continuous direct observation and surveillance for assigned patients with known or suspected suicidal symptoms or physician-determined emotional illness and suicide risk.
Provide continuous observation and surveillance for patients at high risk for falls and injury.

Desired Qualifications

Training in medical terminology is preferred.

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights:

Summary: Provide continuous direct observation and surveillance for assigned patients with known or suspected suicidal symptoms or exhibiting symptoms of emotional illness that has been determined by a physician to be at risk for suicide, and patients that are at high risk for falls and injury. Education / Experience:High School diploma or equivalent required. License / Certification: BLS required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of body mechanics and basic safety, principles of physical care and comfort
• Medical terminology training preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to resolve customer complaints and concernsWorking Conditions/Physical Requirements: Position requires sitting for 80% of the workday and mobility 20% of the workday.
There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 150 pounds.
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range.
Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
Minimal exposure to computer work.
Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Primary Location:

Baptist Health Resource Center

Job:

Patient Safety CompanionPatient Safety Companion

Job Type:

Regular-Full time

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

About the Company

Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Baptist Health is a regional health system with nine hospitals and more than 400 care sites across Kentucky and Indiana, offering inpatient services, outpatient clinics, home health, urgent care, diagnostic and surgery centers, and therapies. It combines employed physicians in Baptist Health Medical Group with a large network of independent clinicians to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum, including hospital care, primary care, specialty practices, and wellness services. Its hospitals hold Magnet or Pathway to Excellence nursing designations, reflecting a focus on nursing quality, and the system aims to provide accessible, high-quality health care to communities through a broad, integrated network. The goal is to improve community health by delivering coordinated, patient-centered care across a wide geographic footprint.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Little Rock, AR
Founded: 1924

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