Patient Observation Assistant - Float Pool

We are searching for a Patient Observation Assistant for our Texas Children's Hospital West Campus Float Pool - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting to ensure the safety of patients at risk of harm to self or others, under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN).   Care will be delivered that incorporates Family Centered Care in a cost-effective manner and is developmental and age appropriate for the patient population.

Will float to Medical/ Behavioral 
Think you’ve got what it takes?

Minimum Qualifications: 
High school diploma or GED 

Preferred Qualifications: 
1 yr. experience in a psychiatric inpatient or outpatient program, Psychiatric Residential placement programs
Inpatient hospital experience or enrolled in an accredited Nursing education program
BLS – Basic Life Support from American Heart Association 
CNA- Certified Nurse Assistant

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards

Responsibilities :
Sitters are responsible for remaining with the assigned patient at all times during their assigned shift 
Assists the R.N. to provide an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors and employees 
Assists in identifying patient response to care provided and reports patient condition to the RN to assure achievement of desired outcomes 
Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge, demonstrate new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance 
Attends mandatory training and development activities and meets institutional and departmental health and safety requirements by established deadlines 
Remains current in unit/hospital information and job expectations and training 

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.
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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.