Patient and Family Services - Medical Telemetry Nursing Unit

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Recruiting Organization: Salem Health

Patient & Family Services

• Make coffee (if applicable)
• Visit each patient on floor.
• Introduce yourself to patient & family!
• Why you are there: Can I help your or family member with anything.
• Offer patient: newspaper, Kleenex, explain
• movies available, magazines, etc.
• Explain to family member about waiting room, location of restroom, dining options, etc.
• If patient has questions regarding treatment, pain or going home, etc. tell their nurse.

Discharging Patients

• Coordinating w/nursing staff for discharges scheduled
• Double check everything with nurse before beginning discharge process, coordinating w/families for successful discharge
• Gathering patient belonging from room-check drawers-closets, counters, under bed
• Use cart for success discharge when many items Verifying they have discharge orders completed
• Wheeling standard patients to discharge area (non-IV or bariatric patients)
• Wait for family to pick up and help load belongings into vehicle - be mindful of adverse weather conditions and patient needs

Patient non-clinical needs

• Assist in keeping nameplates outside patient rooms current
• Walking with patients (who are stable on feet)
• Help CNA’s when they are using a chair to walk patient
• Providing ice chips - check with nurse
• Answering call lights - check with charge first
• Assisting with meal menus
• Reading to patients
• ***Sitting and talking with patient*** - very helpful
• Assist with making phone calls
• Providing blankets, towels, gowns, personal items of need, magazines, movies if desired
• Play games with patient
• Verify TV remote batteries are charged
• When room is vacant - check for full room and attend to any needs the room has

Departmental Tasks

• Help with restocking rooms (gloves, emesis bags, sharps containers as needed, remotes,

tab alarms, pillows, and dry erase markers)

• Making the door/room name tags
• Organize the dirty utility and storage rooms
• Refilling the family waiting room coffee pots/water jugs (if available)
• Office work (filing, copying, running errands for manager)
• Take out-of-order equipment to Bio-med and pick-up the fixed equipment
• Report safety hazards
• Make copies and file as needed
• Pick up supplies from distribution
• Stocking printers and FAX machines
• Provide delivery services for items/supplies
• Stock blanket warmers

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training ProvidedFalse

Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support AvailableFalse

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring