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Patient Sitter FT Nights

Job ID: 2406002923-4 Date posted: 10/10/2024 Facility: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
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Description

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospitalis DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.

Summary Description

Under direct supervision, and according to established procedures, observes and monitors assigned patient(s) behavior. Provides safety interventions and basic self-care needs as needed while providing attention to specific patients' behavioral needs. Accompanies patient(s) for clinical studies, documents pertinent data for observations and notifies appropriate nursing personnel when necessary.



Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

  1. High school diploma or equivalent.

  2. Completion of a formal CPR course desirable.

Skills Required

  1. Physical ability to regularly walk and stand; lift and move equipment as necessary; assist patients in repositioning, basic activities of daily living and reinforcement/adjustment of safety devices.

  2. Analytical ability required to observe discrepancies in behaviors, equipment variances, and /or other quantitative or qualitative factors.

  3. Communication skills required to gather/exchange information on factual matters, using ordinary courtesy and tact to effectively interact with patients, families, and a variety of hospital personnel.

  4. Interpersonal skills required to provide calm verbal feedback to patients, redirect behavior and reinforce safety with patients.

Job: Nursing
Primary Location: Detroit, Michigan
Facility: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
Job Type: Full Time
Shift Type: Evening
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