Patient Safety Assistant, Emergency Department, 32 hours, Nights

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Reporting to the Director of Emergency Services, the Patient Safety Assistant (PSA) supports the nursing staff in the care of behavioral health patients, focusing on maintaining the safety of patients and staff. As a member of the healthcare team, PSAs perform a variety of non-clinical duties to ensure that patients and visitors are provided with services that reflect the hospital's commitment to a safe, secure, and customer-focused environment. Responsibilities include empathic interactions with patients, occasional de-escalation of physically aggressive patients, and ongoing collaboration with security, nursing, and medical staff.

Major Responsibilities

Environmental Cleaning and Maintenance

• Loads service cart with appropriate materials and supplies for assigned area.
• Operates and cleans various types of cleaning equipment (mechanical and electrical).
• Cleans operating suites using germicidal cleaning solutions and arranges furniture and equipment.
• Cleans patient rooms, observing isolation techniques and ensuring a safe, clean environment.
• Cleans assigned areas including walls, doors, ceilings, fixtures, and

Position Qualifications

License / Certification / Education

Required : None specified

Preferred : High School Graduate or G.E.D.

Experience / Skills

Required : None specified

Preferred : Previous cleaning experience in a healthcare environment

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are : Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.