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The sitter is a member of the patient care team that under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse observes and monitors the assigned patient's behavior. The sitter will immediately report any changes in behavior to the RN. The sitter may be delegated duties by the RN to assist with basic care requirements which may include assisting with meals, bed making, and basic hygiene needs. The sitter may also assist staff to ambulate the patient if appropriate. The sitter position necessitates contact with health care providers, patients and families thus warranting interpersonal and customer service skills that promote a healing environment. The sitter helps the healthcare team attain the goal of maintaining a safe environment for the patient who is thought to have the potential to cause injury to themselves or others.
Responsibilities:
* Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to customer service values of respect, courtesy, ownership, privacy, professionalism and responsiveness.
* Collaborates and cooperates with care team members to deliver quality, compassionate care to the patient and family.
* Maintains a healing environment. Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy. Ensures that the patient's dignity is preserved.
* Maintains a safe environment at all times and intervenes when suspecting a patient is in danger of hurting themselves or others while calling out for assistance. The sitter may not leave the patient's room without approval and/ or coverage. If the sitter is asked to leave the room temporarily while the patient receives care, he/she is to wait outside the door so that he/she can resume duty without delay. If the patient's visitor asks that the sitter leave the room temporarily, the sitter first must obtain RN approval.
a) If the patient is restrained, the sitter may not remove or adjust the restraints. He/she is to notify the RN if the patient complains of discomfort or attempts to remove the restraint(s).
b) If the patient is mobile, the sitter will ensure the appropriate assistance is available prior to ambulation. The sitter will reinforce with the patient not to get out of bed or ambulate without assistance.
* Accompanies patient(s) for clinical studies, documents pertinent data for observations and notifies appropriate nursing personnel when necessary.
* High school diploma or equivalent.
* Completion of a formal CPR course desirable.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Additional Information
* Schedule: Per Diem
* Requisition ID: 23004105
* Daily Work Times: 3pm-11:30pm
* Hours Per Pay Period: 16
* On Call: No
* Weekends: Yes
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
Full Time
$32k-40k (estimate)
05/05/2024
05/20/2024
mclaren.org
DEWITT, MI
7,500 - 15,000
1914
$200M - $500M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $6 billion (budget FY21), fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 15 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malp...ractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigans largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLarens six (6) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
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