Patient Sitter

UP Health System- Marquette General Hospital

Patient Sitter - Nursing Float

Job Type: PRN

Your experience matters 

UP Health System- Marquette General Hospital EMS is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Manager, Emergency Services joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ^®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Job Summary
A Patient Sitter provides direct patient observation and input in planning care through communication with the RN and other patient care team members. Is effectively involved with maintaining the standard of care for assigned patients through communication with the care team. Maintains competency and possesses the skills to provide a safe environment to those medical patients requiring close supervision because of behavioral health issues. Completes duties as assigned and performs duties under the direct supervision of the RN.

Essential Functions

• Sitters observe the patient and maintain a safe environment; they must always have continuous and unobstructed view of the patient.

• The sitter may not adjust or remove restraints. If the patient complains of discomfort, the sitter is to notify the nurse immediately.

• The sitter will accompany the patient for any test or procedures off the unit. The sitter will accompany surgical patients to the Holding Area. 

• The sitter will remain within arm's length of the patient until relieved by the RN.

• Sitters will attempt to prevent the patient from pulling out lines/tubes.

• Sitters will attempt to prevent the patient from getting out of bed if there is an activity level of bed rest ordered.

• Sitter may assist patient to the bathroom if activity level permits and RN approves. 

• Bathroom door will remain open and sitter will have direct view of patient at all times.

• At the discretion of the nurse, the sitter may assist with ambulation and feeding.

• The sitter should assist the patient with obtaining fluids, consuming meals, wiping their face, etc.

• Sitters may read to the patient, play a board game or cards, turn on the television and engage on general conversation.

• Patient requests for assistance are referred to the nursing staff via call bell system.

• Always protect the patient's dignity and privacy by keeping the patient covered, the patient room door closed, etc.

• The sitter may not make or receive personal phone calls while on duty or use a personal cell phone. 

• In the case of an emergency, the sitter must notify the nurse that he/she needs to be relieved to make a phone call. 

• The sitter may not leave until he/she has been relieved.

• The sitter may have reading material while on duty, but may only read when the patient is asleep.

• The sitter will be relieved for breaks and meals but may not leave the patient until physically relieved by another staff member.

What we are looking for

Minimum Education
High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience

Basic Life Support (BLS)

More about Marquette General Hospital

As a 222-bed specialty care hospital, UP Health System - Marquette receives patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year.

Marquette's major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women's Health, Family Birthing, and Pediatrics Center. The hospital also provides the region's premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP-Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also service many of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region.

The City of Marquette is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of 21,335, it is the UP's largest community. In addition to being a population center, it serves as the regional center for education, healthcare, recreation and retail offering amazing arts and culture opportunities, stellar schools. Marquette also is the home of Northern Michigan University, housing the nation's only Olympic Education Center.

Residents of the City of Marquette have long appreciated their community's abundant natural beauty, unique climate and the high quality of life that is enjoyed here. A strong commitment by both city leaders and active community members has helped Marquette to become one of the nation's premier cities.

Our national recognition includes being named one of "America's Most Livable Communities" by Partners for Livable Communities in 2004, involvement in Michigan's "Cool Cities" initiative, and receipt of the "All-American City" award by the National Civic League in 2003. Forbes also named Marquette the "Third Best City in America to Raise a Family" in 2010, and, most recently, Marquette was named one of the top micropolitans by Site Selection Magazine in March 2011.

EEOC Statement

"UP Health System - Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UP Health System - Marquette is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.