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Job Description - Patient Attendant Safety Nights FT (210#######) **Job Description**
Patient Attendant Safety Nights FT - 210####### **Description**
: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMCs largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Graces 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***
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of a formal CPR course desirable.
***Skills Required***
- 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.
- Analytical ability required to observe discrepancies in behaviors, equipment variances, and /or other quantitative or qualitative factors.
- 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.
- Interpersonal skills required to provide calm verbal feedback to patients, redirect behavior and reinforce safety with patients.
**Job**
: Non-Clinical/Administrative **Primary Location**
: MI-Detroit **Hospital/Facility**
: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital Job Type : Full-time Shift Type : Nights