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Role Overview As a Patient Safety Assistant (PSA), you will play a vital role in ensuring a safe and supportive environment for our patients. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you'll provide essential care and companionship, including patient observation, assistance with daily activities, and engagement in meaningful interactions. Your work directly contributes to the well-being and comfort of our patients, aligning with Henry Ford Health's mission to provide exceptional care.
Why Henry Ford Health At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.
Provide patient observation and report any changes to the Registered Nurse per protocol. Assist patients with feeding, bathing, toileting, and ambulating. Engage patients in activities they enjoy, such as reading or playing cards.
Offer companionship and emotional support to patients. Maintain a safe and comfortable environment for patients. Qualifications What You Will Need Required Qualifications High school diploma or G.
E. D. equivalent. Successful completion of BLS Heartsaver during orientation.
Experience in patient care or a related field. Familiarity with healthcare settings and patient safety protocols. What We Offer At Henry Ford Health, you'll find opportunities for career growth, collaboration with dedicated professionals, and the chance to contribute to mission-driven work.
We foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, empowering you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. Join Our Team Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of a team that's transforming healthcare at Henry Ford Health.
Company Description Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations.
Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.
About the role
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you'll provide essential care and companionship, including patient observation, assistance with daily activities, and engagement in meaningful interactions. Your work directly contributes to the well-being and comfort of our patients, aligning with Henry Ford Health's mission to provide exceptional care.