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Xanitos, Inc. is a management company that provides hospital housekeeping, patient transport, and central laundries services.
It is differentiated by its patented XRO System for cleaning patient rooms, its outstanding operations management team, and by being a private company whose priority is giving top-quality service.
The results are evident; at the hospitals it serves, Xanitos has improved the cleaning quality, increased HCAHPS scores, reduced the risk of HAIs, lowered bed turnaround time, and significantly reduced costs.
Xanitos is hiring Full-Time Patient Sitter for First Shift at Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto in Southaven, MS.
Daily Responsibilities : · Tasked to monitor both visually and audibly the assigned patient’s condition and behavior at all times.
Interacts hospitably, cheerfully, and supportively with staff, patients, visitors, and work colleagues. · Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance, control, or other nursing interventions or exhibits unusual behavior or verbalizations.
Assures patient environment is safe, reporting any safety hazards to the charge nurse. Removes visible hazards and reports, as appropriate.
Ensures coverage around meal break times and prior to leaving patient for any reason. · Assists patient with ordering dietary tray, setting up of patient's meal trays, basic positioning of patient, taking a ride in wheelchair and / or ambulation if patient is stable and gait has been previously determined safe by assigned staff nurse.
May assist with ambulation, if directed to by the RN. · Respects hospital and company property. · Responds rapidly and thoroughly to emergencies, special needs, etc.
Takes suggestions and direction from supervisors and Hospital staff. · Demonstrates knowledge of department policies and procedures.
Honors department’s attendance, break, behavior, dress, personal hygiene, and safety codes. · Follows all confidentiality and other regulatory requirements.
Complies with all department and hospital educational programs. · Always behaves in a Professional manner. · Assists other associates, as necessary.
Responds to direction as provided. · Maintains all Xanitos company standards. · Complies with facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPAA policies and procedures.
Other duties may be assigned. Job Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty adequately.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time. Requires lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling of up to 50 lbs.
Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses.
Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually average.
Benefits : Xanitos understands the importance of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, as well as your financial future.
With that in mind, we take pride in the variety of benefit plans that are available for our employees. Please note, plans vary by location and are subject to eligibility and work hour requirements in accordance with company policy and state laws. Plans may include :
Last updated : 2024-05-10
Full Time
IT Outsourcing & Consulting
$29k-36k (estimate)
05/11/2024
05/16/2024
xanitos.com
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA
1,000 - 3,000
2008
MARK TESTONI
$50M - $200M
IT Outsourcing & Consulting
Xanitos is a management company that provides hospital housekeeping, patient transport, and central laundries services. It is differentiated by its patented XRO System for cleaning patient rooms, its outstanding operations management team, and by being a private company whose priority is giving top quality service, believing that by so doing, profits will follow. Graeme Crothall, founder, has 45 years experience in hospital housekeeping and during that time he has founded and led four successful companies in the industry whose revenues today exceed $2.5 billion. In 2008 Graeme founded Xanitos ...by acquiring two small companies, one of which owned the XRO patient room cleaning system, and continuing his track record of providing top quality service, attracting and holding excellent operations management, and always growing the companies he leads. Xanitos continues to grow because of its patented XRO System for cleaning patient rooms, its outstanding operations management team, and by being a private company whose priority is giving top quality service. The results are evident; at the hospitals it serves, Xanitos has improved the cleaning quality, increased HCAHPS scores, reduced the risk of HAIs, lowered bed turn around time, and significantly reduced costs.
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