Safety Associate Per Diem Days

Job Details

With a commitment to patient and family centered care, the Safety Associate works collaboratively with the health care team to provide safety, companionship, and supportive care for patients who require additional monitoring or assistance. Promotes quality patient care, comfort, and a safe environment under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

Job Description

Jefferson Moss-Magee Center City

Patient Safety Associate

Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Patient Safety Associate at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, were the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. Our work to improve lives is never done.

Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital is Magnet Recognized. Jefferson has ranked 8th in the nation and ranked 1st in Pennsylvania in Best Hospitals U.S. News World Report. 

Schedule Commitment:

Schedules are available 6 weeks in advance.

Shifts:

Patient Safety Associates work 8-hour shifts.

• Shift times: day shift start: 0630am-3pm

• Evening shift start: 2:30pm-11pm

• Night shift start: 10:30pm-7am

 The work schedule commitment for this position requires the following:

Commitments:

• Per diem: 64 hours in a 6-week schedule period with 16 Saturday hours, 16 Sunday hours, 32 weekdays hours. The 64 hours must be the completed during the assigned shift time. All additional hours worked are flexible with shift times.  Work one summer and one winter holiday. Not benefited.

• PT: 24 hours/week; work every other weekend and holiday rotation. Benefits eligible.

• FT: 40 hours/week; work every other weekend and holiday rotation. Benefits eligible.

  • Jefferson recognized Holidays include: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

  • Jefferson nursing Hallmark days include: New Year’s Eve, Christmas Eve, Day After Thanksgiving, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Super Bowl Sunday.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Safety Associate works under the supervision of a licensed professional to provide constant observation of assigned patients and intervention if necessary to keep those patients safe. 

Patient Safety Associate maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for our patients. They do not provide any direct patient care. They have 2 roles.

• 1:1 observation: usually the assigned role, expected to be within arms reach and keep the patient in eye sight at all times, while redirecting them, preventing harmful behaviors, and noting changes in patient behaviors

• Continuous rounder: assigned to multiple rooms and instructed to enter room, assess patient and environment, and then move on to the next room on a continuous basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify as Patient Care Tech, you must meet the following requirements for consideration:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• BLS through the American Heart Association 

• Behavioral Health Sciences interest preferred 

BENEFITS

As a valued member of the team, you will be eligible to receive our total rewards package which includes:

• Comprehensive Medical

• Dental

• Vision Plans Retirement Plans

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Voluntary benefits Health Coaching

• Commuter Discounts

• Day Care Services

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Primary Location Address

1513 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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