Locations: Gainesville, Florida
Categories: Patient Care Support
Req ID: 68573
PRN | Variable
The Patient Safety Attendant (PSA) ensures patient safety by remaining at the bedside of the assigned patient (s) and providing continuous observation under the direction of the Registered Nurse. In a secondary role the PSA serves as a mobility assistant and works with the Registered Nurse to optimize patient mobility using specialized patient lifting equipment. The PSA provides nursing support to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration,
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.
Licensure/Certification/Registration: None
University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida.
UF Health represents the shared vision and commitment to patient care excellence of more than 22,000 employees of the University of Florida Health Science Center and UF Health Shands health care system.
