This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings.
- As an ECB employee you are required to work a minimum of 36 hours per month, and 24 of those hours must be completed on a weekend shift. You are able to work a minimum of 8 hours per week.
- Night Shift Only
- Must attend mandatory training September 23-26th
- Shift length can be 4,8, or 12 hours
Job Summary: The Patient Companion sits with patients that are on suicide precautions, have eating disorders, have an Adult Detention Order or are of harm to themselves or others.
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: None.
Work Experience: 0 - 6 months related experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Observes and reports patient's condition, activities, and needs to licensed nurse accurately and in a timely manner. Organizes and prioritizes tasks for maximum efficiency and patient comfort. Demonstrates knowledge appropriate to patient population, including notifying staff when needing to leave patient room. Performs environmental activities to maintain and clean and orderly patient room/unit. Performs other duties as assigned. Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities.
Decision Making: Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.
Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
Special Job Dimensions: None.
Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.
Patient Companions - Yale Campus
Location:
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.
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