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Safety And Security Monitor

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Temporaire
Expérimenté

Zone: Central Zone
Location: A.M. Guy Memorial Health Centre

Safety And Security Monitor
Central Zone - AMG Long Term Care
Temp Call-In
Hours Call-in as needed, Shift Work
Salary CG18 (CAD20.05 - CAD21.60 per hour)
Competition Number VAC0001772
Posted Date 2024-10-15
Closing Date Open until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications
Definition of Work:
The Safety and Security Monitor is under the direction of the assigned nurse (Registered Nurse/Graduate Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse) who is responsible for the overall care of clients. The candidate will provide observatory care/surveillance to ensure the safety of a client or group of clients. Clients requiring observation are individuals who are at risk of falling, have a potential for elopement, are non-compliant with therapy and/or show signs of confusion, agitation, dementia, or delirium. The Safety and Security Monitor will not provide observatory care/surveillance for clients who require increased observation due to acute mental health needs. It is the Registered/ Graduate Nurse's responsibility to assess the client(s) and assign the appropriate level of observation. The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements.

Duties and Responsibilities
* Accountable for providing observation/surveillance of client(s) under the direction of a nurse.
* Obtains a report at the beginning of the shift on the client(s) behavior and issues related to client safety.
* Contributes to the provision of safe client care by providing observation/surveillance of the client(s). At no time are client(s) to be left unattended.
* Observes the client(s) behavior and reports any concerns or changes in behavior to the assigned nurse in an accurate and timely manner (e.g. increasing agitation).
* Documents client behavior and activity on the patient observation record and submits to assigned nurse at the end of the shift.
* Diverts clients from attempting to pull out tubing or attempting to get out of bed by gentle holding of the hand, kind verbal reminders and/or reading to clients.
* Collaborates with other members of the team, as appropriate, regarding concerns of clients/families.
* Reports to a nurse at the end of the shift.
* Maintains strict confidentiality and privacy on all client related issues.
* Provides standard safety precautions, such as removing any trip hazards, ensuring bedrails are up where necessary; maintaining tidy client room, and ensuring patients are wearing appropriate footwear (if ambulatory), glasses and hearing aids.
* Reports any unsafe conditions to the assigned nurse.
* Adheres to workplace Occupational Health and Safety and Infection Control Guidelines.
* Participates in staff in-service and continuing education activities.

Safety and Security Monitors do not:
* Provide personal care or activities of daily living (bathing, bowel and bladder care, lifting, transferring or assisting with ambulation and feeding).
* Have accountability for patient care equipment, stretchers, hemovacs, IV, nasogastric tubes, etc.
* Engage in counseling, interviewing or health teaching.
* Leave the client for any reason until a relief person has been put in place as arranged by the assigned nurse.
* Leave the unit without approval of the assigned nurse.
* Read or document directly in the patient's chart.

Physical Demands:
* By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
* Lifts/moves objects up to 10 lbs.
* Constant sitting is required, occasionally sits in awkward or cramped positions for extended periods. May stand or walk occasionally; limited freedom to move about as patients/residents are never left unattended.
* Work Environments present potential for exposure to scented/chemical products and/or other allergens within publicly accessible areas. Potential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids and/or other contagion; may be exposed to patients/residents with potential risk for aggressive behavior.

Required qualifications:
* Graduation from high school with a diploma recognized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
* Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.
* Participation in an employer developed training/orientation.
* Consistent demonstration of NLHS corporate values; Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence.
* A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position.
* A satisfactory certificate of conduct from the RCMP or local police authority.

Numéro de concours: 1335856837
Site Web d'entreprise: https://NLHealthServices.ca/

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À propos NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

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Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
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  • Remote work options available.
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With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

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