Job Details
Under the direction of the Float Nurse Manager/ Clinical Supervisor/ Unit Charge Nurse/professional nurse, the Sitter provides continuous observation and basic support with the activities of daily living for inpatients at risk for accidental or intentional self-harm due to suicidal thoughts, or those patients with signed commitment papers Minimum Qualifications - Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent - Minimum Years of Experience: None - Substitutable Education & Experience: None - Required Certifications/ Licensure: Certified Nursing Assistant (Or successful completion of nursing assistant training) - Required Training: None Essential Functions - Participates in Plan of Care interventions. - Observes the patient at all times, even when in the bathroom. - Calls for clinical assistance as needed if the patients actions put them at risk for harm. - Remains in the room with the patient at all times. - Maintains the patients door open at all times. - Instructs family or vi...Patient, Nursing Assistant, Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, Healthcare