Patient Safety Monitor AACH (General Medicine)

Additional Position Details: FTE: 0.000001 | On Call | Variable Hours/Variable Days

As a Patient Safety Monitor at Asante, you will have the opportunity to earn extra money (shift differentials) for swing, night, and weekend hours:

• $1.16 extra for working between 3:00pm - 11:00pm
• $2.00 extra for working between 11:01pm and 7:00am
• $0.99 extra for working weekend hours

Asante is more than a great hospital system in an amazing location. We are a community of passionate providers and service-focused caregivers who collaborate to deliver amazing patient outcomes; a place where titles don't matter as much as your creativity, drive, and passion. Our culture, values and people create an environment of sustained medical excellence.

The Patient Safety Monitor primarily assists with providing a safe environment to a specific patient through visual observation. The need for a Patient Safety Monitor is initiated and ordered by the attending physician or per hospital policy and in this role, will be responsible for providing customer service to the patient and as well as notifying the appropriate primary nurse and/or charge nurse of safety issues or concerns.

Experience

• Previous work or volunteer experience doing customer service type tasks, such as answering questions and communicating information is required

Certifications/Courses

• BLS : Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certified by American Heart Association (AHA) is required upon start
• Asante Crisis Intervention course must be completed within 30 days of hire
• Asante Safe Patient Handling course must be completed within 30 days of hire

• Competitive starting wage
• An additional 15% on top of the base hourly rate (if not an employee already in a benefited position)
• Benefit option available through the Asante Flexible Workforce plan
• Excellent retirement package with up to a 6% employer contribution

Asante is a local, community owned and governed, not-for-profit organization that provides comprehensive health care services to more than 550,000 people in a nine-county area of Southern Oregon and Northern California. It includes Asante Ashland Community Hospital in Ashland, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, Asante Physician Partners throughout the Rogue Valley, and additional health care partnerships. Virtually all medical specialties and services are represented within an organization dedicated to providing exceptional care. With over 5,000 employees, Asante's entities offer outstanding opportunities for career advancement and professional growth. At Asante your work positively impacts your family, friends, neighbors and the community. Experience the difference in how you work, how you live and how you connect.

At Asante we are defined by our values - traits that guide us as we serve patients and the community:

Excellence - Respect - Honesty - Service - Teamwork

Asante is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.