Job Description

Join the hospital trusted by Chicago’s Southland, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, in this role as a Patient Care Safety Attendant with the Behavioral Health department.

The Patient Care Safety Attendant is under the supervision of the Unit Director, Manager, Assistant Patient Care Manager, Charge RN or RN, the primary responsibility of this position is to provide ongoing and continuous observation, and monitoring to patients who may pose a threat of harm to

him/herself and/or others.

Required Qualifications

• Care companions must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older due to the nature of the patient sub-population being served.
• Minimum of high school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact well with patients of all age groups and social/ethnic backgrounds.
• Must have excellent patient and employee relations and customer service skills.
• Must demonstrate reliability, punctuality, and good attendance.
• Must be able to maintain a flexible work schedule (hours, days, shifts) and also be reasonably available on short notice given the sometimes unforeseen needs involved in this role.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: RGS, 0.01 FTE, 8 hour shifts
• Shift: Evenings
• Unit/Department: Behavioral Health
• CBA Code: SEI Union

Must comply with Ingalls Memorial Hospital's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Why Join Us

For nearly a century Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!

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UChicago Medicine Ingalls is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.