HCSS Patient Safety Assistant

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and/or in written form.

• Customer service orientation and values.

• Ability to negotiate solutions and outcomes.

• Team player.

• Ability to maximize people and financial resources.

• Ability to work in partnership with management and staff.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• High school or equivalent.
• 6 months to 1-year prior experience in a health care setting
• Prefer previous hospital experience.
• Must have valid CPR/BLS certified through American Heart Association

EQUIPMENT:

• Patient Call Systems.
• Patient bed settings and bed alarms.
• Posey® Sitter Elite/

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Standard patient care equipment
• Standard hospital environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. 
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 
• Work environment is in a comfortable indoor area.
• Conditions, such as noise, odors, cramped workspace and/or fumes could sometimes cause discomfort.
• Moderate physical effort may be required such as walking, standing, sitting, and lifting.
• Vision, hearing, talking, and sense of touch abilities must be adequate to enable clear and accurate verbal communication with patient, family, or staff.
• Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as hospital acquired infections and communicable diseases

Other: Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Executive Director of Human Resources/Representative.