Job Description

Patient Sitter

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Patient Sitter assures patient safety by providing constant supervision within scope of responsibilities. Performs a variety of non-clinical basic patient care tasks. Demonstrates highest level of professionalism maintaining a compassionate and pleasant manner to assure patient dignity and safety. Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy and treats patient and family with respect. Uses appropriate safety techniques and standard precautions, as evidenced by proper isolation attire and appropriate hand cleansing techniques. The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit.

What You Will Do

• Visualizes patients as assigned.
• Recognize and report any changes to a Registered Nurse.
• Provide accurate documentation of patient changes and maintain log for direct observation.
• Assists patient with basic comfort needs such as arranging pillows, handling patient food, drink or supplies, as long as patient does not have any special needs, allergies, diet or activity restrictions.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Satisfactory reference(s) from previous and/or current employers

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate adequate oral and written communication
• Demonstrate interpersonal relationships with patients, families and co-workers.

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required

Physical Demand

Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

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