Patient Safety Tech

The Patient Safety Technician is responsible for patent monitoring tasks, which have a moderate degree of difficulty. Employee will be expected to be involved with maintaining the safety of patients to which the employee is assigned to monitor. Employee will also be responsible for managing situations in which patients present volatile behavioral health characteristics and call for assistance as needed.

Education:

Ability to read and write

Licenses and Certifications:

Safe Crisis Intervention for Patients and Professionals

Qualifications:

A minimum of 8th-grade education is required.

One year of job-related experience providing direct patient care or within public safety preferred.

Proven experience to communicate with the public and patients in a tactful, intelligent, and authoritative manner.

Completion of (SCIPP) Safe Crisis Intervention of Patients and Professionals training within the first 90 days of employment and on an annual basis.

Completion of Patient Safety Technician (PST) Training Program within 90 Days of employment.

Requirements:

Statement Of Employment Philosophy

Being a part of Tanner Health System is more than a job, it is a promise we make to treat every patient with exceptional service every time they walk through our doors. Service excellence is the foundation of our organizational culture and the expectations we all set for each other, our patients, physicians and our community. All employees agree to abide by a set of service standards. These standards are the promise we make to provide the best care possible, and represent our beliefs, values and who we strive to become. We each commit to making Tanner Health System a great place for our employees to work, for patients to receive care and for physicians to practice medicine.

Functions

Area of Responsibilities

Keeps the patient in continual observation

Remains alert and aware of any situations that might be harmful to the patient.

Keeps all patient information confidential.

Demonstrates tactful and caring behavior to patients, family, physicians, and visitors.

Responsible for proper management of patients with status. May also be required to assist in management of patients displaying inappropriate behavior as determined by staff, but not assigned status by appropriate individuals.

Intervenes to prevent harm and calls for immediate assistance.

Immediately informs nurse of any changes in patient behavior.

Works in conjunction with the nursing staff member assigned to care for the patient.

Assists the patient and family in meeting their identified needs.

Knowledgeable of departmental policies/procedures where applicable.

Provides support to Nursing, Security, and other departments as requested.

Complies with standards set forth by TJC and other regulatory agencies.

Participates in continuing education as mandated per policy through net learning.

Compliance Statement

Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.

Required Knowledge & Skills

Education: Ability to read and write

Experience: No prior work experience required

Licenses and Certifications

SAFE CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS AND PROFESSIONALS

Qualifications

Minimum of 8th grade education required.

One year job related experience providing direct patient care or within public safety preferred.

Proven experience to communicate with the public and patients in a tactful, intelligent and authoritative manner.

Completion of (SCIPP) Safe Crisis Intervention of Patients and Professionals training within the first 90 days of employment and on an annual basis.

Completion of Patient Safety Technician (PST) Training Program within 90 Days of employment

Definitions

The Patient Safety Technician is responsible for patient monitoring tasks, which have a moderate degree of difficulty. Employee will be expected to be involved with maintaining safety of patients to which the employee is assigned to monitor. Employee will also be responsible for managing situations in which patients present volatile behavioral health characteristics and call for assistance as needed.

Position Responsibilities

Contact with Others: Performance of job requires contact with others where team work is essential, requiring tact in order to obtain cooperation. Contacts may be outside of the organization also.

Effect of Error: Probable error usually detected in succeeding operations and generally confined to a single department or phase of organization activities. Practically all work is subject to verification or check. Occasional work with some confidential data where the effect of any disclosure would be negligible or where the full import is not apparent in the routines performed.

People Management Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibility: Exercises no supervision, work direction, or instruction of other employees or students

Work Environment/Physical Effort

Mental Demands: Routine duties using one or more of several established procedures within a prescribed practice under general supervision. Involves minor decisions many of which are repetitive.

Working Conditions: Moderate - (About 50% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk. Limited probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.

Working Conditions Aspects for Immunizations

Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles): Yes

Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age: No

Physical Effort: Medium physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for most of the day. Occasional physical effort with medium weight objects lbs.). Very occasional physical effort with heavy objects (over 60 lbs.).Works in reaching or strained positions for about half of day.

Physical Aspects

Bending: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Typing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching with fingers etc.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Feeling (Touch) - determining temperature, texture, by touching: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Hearing: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Reaching - above shoulder: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Reaching - below shoulder: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Visual: Constant = 67% - 100% of the time.

Color Vision: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Speaking: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Standing: Frequent = 34% - 66% of the time

Balancing: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Walking: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Crawling: Not required

Running - in response to an emergency: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting up to 25 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Lifting over 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Handling - seizing, holding, grasping: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Carrying: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Climbing: Not required

Kneeling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Squatting: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Tasting: Not required

Smelling: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Driving - Utility vehicles such as golf carts, Gators, ATV, riding lawnmowers, skid steer, aerial lift: Not required

Driving - Class C vehicles: Not required

Driving - CDL class vehicles: Not required

N95 Respirator usage (PPE): Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Hazmat suit usage (PPE): Not required

Pushing/Pulling - up to 25 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling - 25 to 60 lbs.: Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time

Pushing/Pulling - over 60 lbs. : Occasional = 1% - 33% of the time