Patient Safety Assistant - House Operations

Company: JPS Health Network
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported health care system for Tarrant County in North Texas. Licensed for 578 beds, the network includes an acute care hospital andmore than 40 community-based clinics, including19 school-based clinics. John Peter Smith Hospital is home to Tarrant County's first and only Level 1 Trauma Center, its only psychiatric emergency services site and has the largest hospital-based family medicine residency program in the nation. Our network employs more than 6,500 people.

Acclaim is our multispecialty medical practice group. Acclaim has over 300 providers serving the JPS Health Network in specialties ranging from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim group has been formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial and clinical performance

outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.

For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org.

To view all job vacancies, visitwww.jobs.jpshealthnet.org/ or www.teamacclaim.org.

Job Description:

Description: The Patient Safety Assistant (PSA) assists in providing a safe environment for patients with identified risks and reduce potential for injury to themselves or others. This PSA will perform functions to enable compliance with JPS Health Network policies and procedures, and Joint Commission accreditation standards.

Typical Duties:

* Observes and monitors patients identified to be at risk for self-injury, fall, and/or otherwise behaviorally impaired.
* Notifies the patients nurse when patient displays actions or behaviors suggesting the patient will cause harm to themselves or others or when the patient is unable to utilize the call light and is requesting assistance.
* Attends to patients activities of daily living and will obtain and report vital signs and intake and output to the primary nurse.
* Documents patient behavior according to District policy 910-032 during their assigned shift using all required forms or reporting systems as appropriate.
* Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience:
* High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
* Approved Patient Safe Handling Course within 90 days of hire.
Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
* Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), American Heart Association.

Location Address:

1500 S. Main Street

Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

United States

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