Patient Companion - relief hours

Employment Type:Part timeShift:Description:Great opportunity for a Patient Companion professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Be Remarkable!Highlights:32 hours per month as minimum with flexible scheduling

Mercy Health is a non-profit health care system serving Grand Rapids, Muskegon, the Lakeshore and the surrounding communities. We provide compassionate care, award-winning expertise, and the latest technology, all in an inclusive, Catholic, faith-based setting that honors the sacredness and dignity of every person.

We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Position Summary:Patient Companion works under the direction of a RN and provides close observation of patients. A Patient Companion is expected to assist in the provision of a safe and clean environment and promote therapeutic social interaction and assistance with daily living activities.What Patient Companion will do:Provides assistance with daily living activities under the direction of a RN

Positions self in patient rooms at the bedside to maintain constant observation of the patient

Provides comfort, safety and satisfaction to patient while maintaining a clean and orderly environment

What Patient Companion will need: High School diploma or equivalentHigh School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment and therapeutic environment based on the age of patients served.

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

Possess the ability to communicate observed changes in behavior/activity to the RN.

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and InclusionTrinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states. Trinity Health includes 94 hospitals, as well as 109 continuing care locations that include PACE programs, senior living facilities, and home care and hospice services. Its continuing care programs provide nearly 2.5 million visits annually.Based in Livonia, Mich., and with annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of $24.7 billion, the organization returns $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country's aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services — ranked by number of visits — in the nation, as well as the nation’s leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs. For more information, visit www.trinity-health.org at http://www.trinity-health.org/ . You can also follow @TrinityHealthMI on Twitter.