Patient Sitter

Tenet Healthcare
Detroit, MI
Category Healthcare
Job Description
Provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Completion of a formal CPR course desirable
  • Physical ability to regularly walk and stand, lift and move equipment as necessary, assist patients in repositioning, basic activities of daily living and reinforcement/adjustment of safety devices
  • Analytical ability to observe discrepancies in behaviors, equipment variances, and /or other quantitative or qualitative factors
  • Communication skills to gather/exchange information on factual matters, using ordinary courtesy and tact to effectively interact with patients, families, and a variety of hospital personnel
  • Interpersonal skills to provide calm verbal feedback to patients, redirect behavior and reinforce safety with patients

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Career development and continuing education opportunities
  • Health savings accounts, healthcare FSA dependent flexible spending accounts
  • Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
  • Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder childcare, auto and home insurance
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