34114 Atrium Health Pineville - Patient Safety Attendants

Part time

Yes

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Part time night shift - two 12-hour shifts per week. Weekend and holiday requirement.

Additional role functions:

• Serve as the team lead for all BERT activations

• Assist in identifying and rounding on high-risk patients

• Auditing the patient care environment to ensure compliance with the room safety checklist

• Rounding on and auditing compliance with the Blue Star designation for Risk for Harm patients

• Mitigating risk of Workplace Violence Events

• Shift by shift tracking of Risk for Harm patients, IVC patients and patients requiring an in-person safety observer.

• Conduct rapid behavioral assessments and lead de‑escalation

• Collaborate with providers on medication, restraint, and consult decisions

• Provide real time support and education for PSA teammates as well as unit teammates to ensure patient and teammate safety

• Lead post‑event debriefs and complete documentation

• Follow up with teammates after Workplace Violence events to provide support and offer resources

Pay Range

$20.80 - $31.20

Essential Functions

• Observes, reports, and documents signs, symptoms or changes in patient behavior to charge nurse.
• Interacts with patients therapeutically.
• Assists, initiates, and participates in social and recreational activities, group therapy, patient teaching groups, and other group activities.
• Makes rounds on assigned patients as ordered.
• Monitors patients in seclusion/restraints and documents observations.
• Participates in unit-based process improvement activities.
• Documents observations in the clinical record.
• All mandatory training as per facility policy.

Physical Requirements
Works in patient care area, with potentially combative or self-destructive patients. Work requires walking, standing, lifting, reaching, handling of charts, supplies, equipment, blood, and body fluids. Demonstrates flexibility in changing workload.

Education, Experience and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree or certification from the American Association of Psychiatric Technicians for teammates promoted after 2017 required. 2 years of experience required. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA required. CPI Certification required within 90 days of hire date.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.