Reedsburg Area Medical Center is looking for a per diem clinical Patient Sitter to join our team!

Schedule: varies/as needed

Hours: varies/as needed

Position Summary:

The Clinical Patient Sitter delegates direct patient care to individual patients and their significant others, when appropriate. The Clinical sitter provides observation of patients as risk for safety due to:  inability to follow safe instructions, interference with medical care, high fall risk score, at risk for elopement, and/or a moderate or high suicide risk. 

Job relationships: 

Reports to the Director of Emergency Room; collaborates with nursing staff and other RAMC personnel.

Education and Training Required:

Graduate from an accredited school for Certified Nursing Assistant 

Currently listed on CNA registry in the state of WI

BLS Certification Required

Meets Health Requirements

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to work in an acute care patient environment with appropriate technological support.

Is able to work independently.

Ability to speak effectively before patients, families, and co-workers.

Complies with HIPAA privacy laws in all forms of communication 

Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in writing, oral, and diagram form.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Demands:

• Frequently stand, walk, and sit.
• Occasionally carries up to 20 pounds
• Occasionally handle objects, smell, and feel control knobs, switches, and levers.
• Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead to retrieve equipment or supplies.