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Patient Safety Attendant Opportunity

Do you have the career opportunities you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join LewisGale Medical Center, which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

LewisGale Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include comprehensive medical coverage, additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, free counseling services, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, family support through fertility and family building benefits, referral services, consumer discounts, retirement readiness, education assistance, colleague recognition program, and time away from work program.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a Patient Safety Attendant where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Virtual Patient Safety Attendant, you will play a vital role in protecting patients at risk for falls, injury, or self-harm. From your remote station, you will closely monitor their physical and emotional well-being and communicate concerns in real time empowering the care team to respond quickly and helping care for and improve lives one moment at a time.

Your responsibilities will include watching patients with continuous focus to ensure their safety and well-being, identifying risks such as falls or self-harm, and promptly alerting the care team to intervene quickly and protect patients. You will also document patient activity and changes with accuracy and clarity throughout your shift, honor patient privacy by safeguarding confidential information at all times, and collaborate closely with the healthcare team to foster a culture of compassion, respect, and teamwork.

What qualifications you will need: Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date. No travel required. No experience required.

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care, orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health, and cancer care. At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Safety Attendant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.