Patient Safety Companion-Transport-Full Time-Dya/Evening

Description At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds . If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what's possible for you and your career. Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) is a renowned, 349-bed regional medical center overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York. As a tertiary teaching hospital and the healthcare leader in the Mid-Hudson Valley, we offer comprehensive, subspecialized medical, surgical, and obstetrical/gynecological services to the entire community.

Our accolades include:

U.S. News & World Report

• Best Regional Hospital Healthgrades
• One of America's 50 Best Hospitals Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
• Robotic Center of Excellence At Vassar Brothers Medical Center, we inspire the professional growth of our team members and support a philosophy of shared decision-making.

Everyone has a voice and plays a role in defining our future, which helps make this an amazing place to work. Through the strength of our health system and the passion of our team, we continue expanding our care to an even broader market. Our caregivers represent the community in which we work, and our commitment to everyone's well-being is truly heartfelt.

Job Summary:

Patient Safety Companions will provide close observation and constant monitoring of patients with changes in physical or mental status under the supervision of the registered nurse upon receipt of a physician order. The patient safety companion performs all duties necessary to provide transportation of patients and equipment needed within the hospital to support optimum safe and efficient patient care. The hospital patient safety companion will seek to provide the highest quality care while demonstrating respect for the dignity of each patient consistent with the hospital's philosophy, goals, policies, and procedures of the nursing department. Population served based on scope of services in the department.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists in the delivery of patient care as a nursing team member by performing tasks as directed by the nurse for patients who require close observation. 2. Assists in always maintaining patient safety. Adheres to hospital policy on infection control by performing hand hygiene and adheres to isolation precautions. 3. Assists in the provision of comfort measures and therapeutic activities to patients as directed by the nurse (assist with vision and hearing aids, sleep and noise reduction strategies, orientation to surrounding, ambulation, and toileting). 4. Reviews with nurse written care plan and tasks for shift. Receives a report from the primary nurse upon arrival to the unit and reports off to the primary nurse when leaving unit. Communicates any special care needs to the primary nurse for integration into the patient's care plan. Reports unusual conditions, patient concerns, or complaints to the primary nurse and/or management. 5. Assists with safe transfer of patients to and from stretcher or wheelchair to bed or chair, using safe transfer techniques, assistive devices as needed, and proper body mechanics always. 6. Performs transportation of patients within the hospital, adhering to safe transfer techniques and always utilizing two patient identifiers and ticket to ride. 7. Utilizes Vocera and Zebra/IPOD device appropriately and keep patient's privacy. 8. Assists with the continuity of patient care through harmonious working relationships with other staff members and through appropriate interfacing with patient, family, and providers. 9. Distribute equipment (i.e. pumps, wheelchairs, venodynes, VMS, feeding pumps, or as other assigned) as they are requested by nursing floors within 15 minutes of request. 10. Assists with transportation of stretchers or other equipment to hospital departments. 11. Maintain and Model Nuvance Health Values. 12. Demonstrate regular, reliable, and predictable attendance. 13. Performs other duties as required.

Other Information:

HS diploma or equivalent: required Basic Life Support Certification required within 6 months; of hire date, transfer date, or by 6/1/23 for existing PSC staff.

Working Conditions:

Manual:

significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational:

Some occupational risk

Physical Effort:

Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

Physical Environment:

Generally pleasant working conditions

Company:

Vassar Brothers Medical Center Org Unit:

1002

Department:

Patient Transport Exempt:

No Salary Range:

$21.75 Hourly With strong heart s and open minds , we're pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!