Reporting to the Clinical Nurse Manager/Nurse Supervisor, the Safety Aide is responsible for sitting with a patient while in bed or wheelchair and alerting professional personnel if the patient should attempt to get out of bed or wheelchair or pursue an activity that could be possibly dangerous to the patient. A Safety Aide may also be assigned to view the monitors and alert staff should a patient need attention or assistance.
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
No work experience required.
Responsible for alerting nursing staff should a patient attempt to get out of bed or pursue an activity that could be possibly dangerous to the patient. This responsibility will occur if the Safety Aide is viewing the monitors from the Nurse’s Station or if they are assigned to provide supervision and monitoring for one patient.
Ensure patient safety by taking necessary steps to prevent a patient from falling or otherwise harming himself/herself
When the patient no longer requires a safety sitter, the patient is in therapy, or family is permitted to visit with the patient alone, the safety sitter may be directed to do other tasks. Some the tasks assigned to the Safety Sitter are observing the patient monitors on the Brain Injury Unit, transporting patients to and from therapy, making beds, straightening patient rooms, refilling water pitchers and doing simple clerical tasks as assigned by the Unit Manager/Nursing Supervisor.
Required Skills Required Experience