Location: Odessa,FL, USA
**Patient Safety Attendant PRN - Departure Lounge**
CAROUSEL_PARAGRAPH
* Sarasota, Florida
* Clinical Support & Procedural
* 16000
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** Job Description**
**Department**
Patient Flow and Capacity
**Job Summary**
Thepatient safety attendant's role is to be present for the designated patient either visually or physically to observe patient behavior, communicate with and de-escalate patient, and notify nursing personnel if the patient condition changes or requires assistance. The patient safety attendant serves as a resource to assist the PCT/MST and or nursing staff with basic functions for the designated patient but does not substitute for the normal staff job scopes.
**Required Qualifications**
- Require demonstrated interpersonal skills to provide calm verbal feedback to patients, re-direct behavior, and reinforce safety with patients.
- Require ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Require ability to work with minimal supervision.
**Preferred Qualifications**
- Prefer previous experience in health care field.
- Prefer CPR certification upon hire. Require American Red Cross or American Heart Association CPR within 90 days of start date.
- Prefer demonstrated knowledge/experience of growth and development, and possess the ability to interact, communicate and care for specific patient population with care and compassion.
**Mandatory Education**
**Preferred Education**
Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent
High School Diploma, GED or Certificate
**Required License and Certs**
**Preferred License and Certs**
Mon-Sat 8:00 to 18:30 and Sun 9:00 to 17:30