Patient Observation Assistants Supervisor - Day Shift - Xanitos Inc

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 Patient Sitter Supervisor for Day Shift at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, PA. 

• Immediate offers for qualified candidates
• No Medical Experience Required!
• Shifts Available:
  • Day Shift - 6am - 6pm
• Pay  $16.50/ hour
• Help save lives and join our team!

Job Overview:

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.
• Complies with facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the
  facilities HIPAA policies and procedures.

Supervisor Duties and Responsibilities:

• Successfully orients and trains new hires.
• Adjusting daily staffing levels as requested by the hospital.
• Leading the daily communication checkpoints with nursing.
• Communicates essential job functions to POA team.
• Manages and effectively give directions to POA’s on their shifts.
• Effectively communicates with supervisor the needs of operation.
• Gives input on improvement possibilities of facility.
• Follows direction of supervisor.
• Projects a professional image with visitors, staff, and guests.
• Represents a positive image for the department and organization.
• Other duties as identified.

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.

• Post-Offer Medical, Background Screening and Drug Test required.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent required.
• Ability to read and understand written English communication including patient identifiers, pick and receiving location, isolation precaution notifications and other important patient information necessary to perform assigned task.
• CPR AED or basic life support healthcare provider (BLS-HCP) certification required.*
• Flu Vaccine required.
• Any other unit-specific training required by Hospital partner such as but not limited to, the hospital partners new hire orientation.

*Training and certifications required for this role, including BLS/CPR, will be provided by Xanitos.

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.

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Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent or better