Patient Safety Attendant

About the job

Kootenai Health is hiring a part-time patient safety attendant for Nursing - 1 to 1 in Coeur d'Alene, working night shifts. The attendant observes, communicates and interacts with patients who are confused, violent, combative or suicidal to prevent injury, helps nursing with basic patient care and alerts nursing so staff can step in right away when needed.

Kootenai Health is a health care organization serving patients across northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest.

What you'll do

• Observe, communicate and interact with confused, violent, combative or suicidal patients to prevent injury
• Help nursing staff with basic patient care
• Alert nursing through the designated communication method so immediate interventions can happen when needed
• Keep patients in view at all times and never leave a patient alone without proper relief
• Watch for behaviors, events or surroundings that could lead a patient to violent or destructive acts or more agitation, and report signs of escalation to the patient's nurse
• Keep the patient's room safe by removing dangerous items and screening what visitors bring in
• Help patients walk and change position under nursing oversight
• Keep patient information confidential and communicate clearly with patients, their families and visitors, physicians, team members and other hospital staff
• Solve problems, resolve conflicts and work efficiently and effectively under stress, using your own experience and judgment to plan and reach goals
• Meet the age-specific needs of the patients the assigned unit serves

What you need

• BLS certification
• MOAB certification during general orientation
• Safe patient handling, covering walking and positioning patients, completed during orientation
• Familiarity with the standard concepts, practices and procedures of the field
• Able to lift and move up to 35 pounds and move about with or without accommodation
• Able to reach above or below shoulder height and hold standing and sitting positions
• The work involves exposure to needles, blood and body fluids

Preferred

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience with vulnerable patient groups, including psychiatric and dementia patients

Schedule

• Night shift, 12-hour shifts
• 48 hours per two-week pay period (part-time)

Benefits

• Medical coverage, with affordable plans for part-time staff, starting the first of the month after 30 days of employment
• Dental, vision, life and pet insurance, plus telemedicine and wellbeing resources for all employees
• Tuition assistance after 90 days
• Retirement plans with pre-tax and Roth options and an employer match of 3% to 6%
• Night, weekend and PRN shift differentials
• A wellness program with coaching and financial wellness resources, plus free or discounted use of fitness centers and premium wellbeing apps
• Employee discounts through PerkSpot and an employee referral bonus program