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Schedule: 20 hours per week, every other weekend and holiday rotation

Shift: Midnights, 11:00 PM - 7:30 AM

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Patient Safety Assistant (PSA) plays a vital role in supporting the well-being and safety of patients within the Henry Ford Health System. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), the PSA is responsible for ensuring a safe environment and providing one-on-one observation and support to patients.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Monitor patient activity and behavior, promptly reporting changes to the RN in accordance with established protocols.

+ Assist patients with daily activities, including feeding, bathing, toileting, and ambulating.

+ Offer companionship and engage patients in enjoyable activities such as reading, card games, or conversation.

+ Ensure the patient’s comfort and dignity while maintaining a safe environment.

+ Adhere to the philosophy, mission, and values of Henry Ford Health System in all interactions and tasks.

+ Operate monitoring equipment (if assigned to monitor role) and alert nursing staff of any notable changes or concerns.

Why Henry Ford Health System?

At HFHS, we are committed to delivering excellence in healthcare while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace. Our Patient Safety Assistants are essential members of our care teams, helping create a safe and healing environment for every patient.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

+ High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED (for Tele-Sitting only):

+ Ability to communicate effectively with patients using a microphone and headset.

+ Ability to communicate with hospital staff and respond quickly to patient changes.

+ Ability to use discretion and courtesy when working with patients, visitors, and staff.

+ Basic computer operation skills. Efficiency in multitasking. Ability to prioritize simultaneous situations.

Additional Information

+ Organization: Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital

+ Department: Sitters

+ Shift: Night Job

+ Union Code: Not Applicable

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.