Job Description
Overview:
Unity-Point-St Luke’s
Part-Time
Hours Vary
To provide additional assistance to keep identified patients safe from self-harm.
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
- Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org.
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.
Basic UPH Performance Criteria
- Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
- Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
- Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
- Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, DNV, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.
- Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year.
- Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff. Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
License(s)/Certification(s):
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
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