Patient Companion

  • CommonSpirit Health
  • The Woodlands, TX, US
  • 6mo ago
  • Full-time
  • Remote

Where You’ll Work

 The Woodlands Hospital a primary and secondary care hospital serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (Newborn and Level II nurseries) and surgery, pathology and pulmonary services, and sleep disorders. Clinical affiliations include The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Radiation Treatment Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital.  

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Patient Companion you will care monitor patients at rick of harm to themselves or other.

 

Every day you may assist with basic patient care services related to activities of daily living. 

 

  • Maintains patient safety for patients at risk for self harm including but not limited to thoseon suicide precautions, those at risk for falls, or to keep medical tubes and lines intact
  • Protects the patient's dignity at all times
  • Contacts nursing staff immediately of any concern regarding the patient's condition
  • Provides comfort measures
  • Prepares patient for meals, feeds patient and offers fluids as appropriate and verifies withnursing staff
  • Observes standard precautions and aseptic techniques

Job Requirements

  • High School Diploma or a GED equivalent
  • BLS issued by The American Heart Association