Safety Specialist, Watkins 2, 24-Hours, Evenings, Every other weekend, Every other holiday at Heywood Hospital

OverviewYou Matter Here!Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!Hours: 24-Hours Evenings Every other weekend Every other holidayHourly Rate: $18.00 - $23.75ResponsibilitiesEssential FunctionsWorks together with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.Prevents potential safety hazards from occurring by removing or arranging for the removal of safety hazards from the environment immediately.Prioritizes and reprioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.Ensures the safety of patients in the milieu.Performs patient checks and documents the whereabouts of all patients every thirty minutes or more frequently if requested.Accounts for all patients locked belongings and sharps ensuring they are signed out and back in by the end of the shift.Greets and directs all patients visitors and hospital personnel that come onto the Geriatric Psych Unit.Responds to patient and visitor needs as well as provides information and refers matters of concern to staff.Provides input and patient information to the team that contributes to the safety needs development and implementation of the patient care plan.Delivers trays to patients and monitors patient meals.Assists patients in completing menus and obtaining additional nutritional needs.Performs room safety checks and completes required documentation.Provides specialized suicide watch to patients needing it to ensure their safety.Maintains and promotes therapeutic milieu to enhance patients care of plan and treatment.Encourages patient conversations participation in therapy and inter-patient relationships while observing behaviors.Acts as a liaison between patients and staff by providing information on patient behaviors to ensure patient safety as well as enhance care planning and treatment.Statement of Other DutiesThis document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood therefore that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.Functional DemandsPhysical Requirements:Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction) handles (seizing holding grasping turning or working with hands) and feels (perceiving attributes of items such as size shape temperature or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist) and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).Organizational ExpectationsBehavioral Attributes:The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation concern for order flexibility initiative self-confidence customer service oriented interpersonal effectiveness teamwork analytical thinking and information seeking.QualificationsJob RequirementsMinimum EducationHigh school graduate or equivalent preferred.Minimum Work ExperienceC.N.A. EMT Security experience preferredMental/Behavioral Health experience preferredExperience with patient care and a desire to work on a Mental Health Unit or other units as neededMinimum Licenses and CertificationsAHABLS CPR Required or obtained within 60 days of hireObtain Crisis Avoidance Training (CAT) within 3 months of hireRequired SkillsWillingness to do limited hand on care requiredRequired Experience:IC Key Skills Microsoft Office,Computer Skills,Construction Experience,Food Safety Experience,Root cause Analysis,Microsoft Powerpoint,OSHA,Child Protective Services,EPA,Unity,EHS,Manufacturing Employment Type : Part-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 18 - 23