Patient Safety Monitoring Specialist

Job Title: Patient Safety Monitoring Specialist - Weekend Night
Location: Waverly, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Patient Support, Nursing and Nursing Support
Schedule: Nights
Work Type: Part time
Department: Addictions Specialist Team

Job Summary

Part Time; Friday, Saturday and Sunday; 9:30pm - 6am;
REQUIRES: High School Diploma or GED and 1-year patient or healthcare experience

Job Duties

Monitors and ensures that patients are in their rooms on time and remain on their designated floor during overnight hours.

• Conducts room check at to ensure all patients are in their rooms.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Utilizes daily log to communicate with other shifts and report events.
• Additionally, for any events that occur, leaves voice mail for key staff.
• To perform the above responsibilities, requires the Specialist to be awake during the entire shift, and to have current certification in both CPR and basic First Aid.
• Attends staff meetings, in-service trainings and supervision.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.
The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification - American Heart Association (AHA); Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body

Our Purpose & Values

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.