Patient Care Attendant - Tullahoma Sitters (PRN)

Organization

• Patient
• Sitter
• Job
• Summary: JOB SUMMARY The Patient Sitter performs under the supervision of the Registered Nurse on an assigned unit, Charge Nurse, Nurse Director and/or In-house Supervisor. Primary responsibility is to provide patient observation for patients at an increased risk for injury due to physical or cognitive conditions. May assist with limited activities of daily living as needed (i.e. assistance with feeding, hydration, toileting, etc.). Maintains patient safety by accompanying the patient off the unit and maintaining direct contact with the patient in areas where other staff are not in constant attendance (i.e. Radiology). . This position pays $16.08/hr, not negotiable. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintains patient safety by providing direct observation and companionship.
• Provides sufficient protection and physical support to patients while in bed or chair, toileting, ambulating, or during transportation to other departments.
• Demonstrates consistent ability to recognize and provide for patient comfort and safety needs according to plan of care and established procedures.
• Demonstrates consistent ability to provide safe patient positioning and ambulatory needs based on the assessment of the RN.
• Prepares the patient and environment for meals according to plan of care, recognizing the patient's physical limitations; verifies diet sheet to ensure accuracy with the physician order.
• Knowledge and implementation of standardized PPE regarding the prevention / transmission of infectious disease / isolation processes.
• Maintains patient safety by accompanying the patient off the unit and maintaining direct contact with the patient in areas where other staff are not in constant attendance (i.e. Radiology).
• Reports changes in patient status or personal care needs to licensed or nursing assistant staff in a timely manner. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Our clinical and nursing support roles are at the center of all we do, helping us be the world leader in advancing personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.
• Core
• Accountabilities:
• Organizational
• Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem
• Solving/
• Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of
• Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team
• Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
• Core
• Capabilities :
• Supporting
• Colleagues :
• Develops
• Self and
• Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.-
• Builds and
• Maintains
• Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.-
• Communicates
• Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
• Delivering
• Excellent
• Services: -
• Serves
• Others with
• Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.-
• Solves
• Complex
• Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. -
• Offers
• Meaningful
• Advice and
• Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
• Ensuring
• High
• Quality: -
• Performs
• Excellent
• Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards. -
• Fulfills
• Safety and
• Regulatory
• Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
• Managing
• Resources
• Effectively : -
• Demonstrates
• Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. -
• Stewards
• Organizational
• Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. -
• Makes
• Data
• Driven
• Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
• Fostering
• Innovation : -
• Generates
• New
• Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. -
• Applies
• Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. -
• Adapts to
• Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.
• Position
• Qualifications:
• Responsibilities:
• Certifications:
• Work
• Experience:
• Relevant
• Work
• Experience
• Experience
• Level:
• Less than 1 year
• Education: High School Diploma or GED This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.
• Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health.
• Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more.
• Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.