About this role
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary Assumes responsibility for constant patient observation via video tele-monitoring system for patients located in the inpatient setting with an identified safety risk. Functions under the supervision of the Registered Nurse.
Essential Functions
• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference. • Initiates and maintains visual monitoring of patients. • Observes the visual stream of the patients and notifies assigned nursing staff per the Patient Safety Observation Policy if an issue arises that requires staff response. • Records initiation of visual monitoring on VMT Monitor Log to include the patient's name, unit, and the reason for visual monitoring. • Records any verbal patient cuing and/or calls to the nursing staff in the Monitor Tech Visual Monitor Log. • Utilizes audio component to verbally redirect patient to modify at-risk behaviors. • At time of discontinuation, places all visual monitoring logs in the patient record. • Identifies opportunities for process improvement and participates in ongoing process improvement activities; incorporates process improvement results into practice. • Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Requirements
• Education - Completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech program. • Experience - Six (6) months of acute care or twelve (12) months post-acute care nursing assistant experience.
In Lieu Of
• In lieu of completion of a nursing assistant or patient care tech training program only, may accept 6 months acute care or 12 months post-acute care experience. • In lieu of ability to verify completion of a nursing assistant training course, may accept current or former state CN A certification as proof of completed training.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
• NA
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Location Greenville Memorial Hospital
Facility Corporate
Department Video Monitoring
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