PATIENT SITTER 2ND SHIFT
Company: Xanitos
Location: Southaven
Posted on: October 31, 2024
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Job Description:
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 2nd Shift at Baptist
Memorial Hospital - DeSoto in Southaven, MS.
Responsible for providing patient visual and audible observation of
assigned patients with the alignment of a Registered Nurse (RN) and
directed by the Xanitos Leadership team by completing the following
duties.
Daily Responsibilities:
--- Tasked to monitor both visually and audibly the assigned
patient's condition and behavior at all times.
--- Remains at the bedside of assigned patient at all times, unless
relieved by an appropriate staff member.
--- Verbally redirects the patient from participating in at risk
behaviors.
--- Completes observation reports at the assigned times.
--- Takes initiative in compassionately rendering service or
responding to needs. 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. Immediately reports any
potentially dangerous behavior or concerning conversations to the
nurse.
--- Collaborates to identify and report patient safety issues.
Assures patient environment is safe, reporting any safety hazards
to the charge nurse. Removes visible hazards and reports, as
appropriate.
--- Assists in calming and/or reorienting patient in cases of
distress, or confusion.
--- Assists with keeping patient's room, safe and in an orderly
fashion at all times.
--- Escorts patient when diagnostic testing is required.
--- Participates in hand-off of pertinent information/behavior
about assigned patient when arriving on unit and upon completion of
shift assignment. 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.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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
required to sit for long periods of time; stand; walk; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee
is frequently required to climb or balance; 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:
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Keywords: Xanitos, Southaven , PATIENT SITTER 2ND SHIFT, Other , Southaven, Mississippi
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