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Working As A Safety Attendant

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Getting Information
Handling and Moving Objects
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Deal with People
Unpleasant/Angry People
Outdoors/walking/standing
Repetitive
$19,280
Average Salary

What Does A Safety Attendant Do At Ascension Health

* Remains at bedside of assigned patient at all times unless relieved by an appropriate staff member.
* Assists in calming and/or reorienting patient in cases of agitation or confusion.
* Removes visible hazards and/or broken equipment from immediate environment and reports as appropriate.
* Assists with keeping patient's room clean, safe and orderly.
* Maintains visual observations at all times.
* Accompanies patient when diagnostic testing is required.
* Immediately summons the nursing staff if the patient requires assistance, control, or other nursing interventions or exhibits unusual behavior or verbalizations.
* Immediately reports any potentially dangerous behavior or concerning conversations to the nurse.
* Participates in hand-off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patient when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment.
* Arranges meal break times with nurse and informs nurse prior to leaving patient for any reason in order that relief is provided to ensure constant patient observation.
* Never leaves patient alone.
* Assists patient with ordering dietary tray, setting up of patient's meal trays, feeding patient, basic positioning of patient, taking a ride in wheelchair and/or ambulation if patient is stable and gait has been previously determined safe by assigned staff nurse.
* May assist the PCT or RN with ambulation if directed to by the RN.
* Seeks help or advice as soon as possible when patient appears to pose a threat to themselves or others.
* Participates in a collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues.
* Assures patient environment safe.
* Seeks assistance with removal of any potential safety hazard from room and reports findings to Charge Nurse

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Safety Attendant Career Paths

Safety Attendant

Safety Technician Safety Coordinator Operations Manager

Site Manager

7 Yearsyrs

Safety Technician Project Manager Owner/Operator

Superintendent

9 Yearsyrs

Average Length of Employment

Safety Trainer 3.7 years
Safety Representative 3.1 years
Plant Safety Leader 3.0 years
Safety Inspector 2.8 years
Safety Technician 2.4 years
Safety Assistant 2.0 years
Safety Attendant 1.0 years

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Safety Attendant Demographics

Gender

Female
58.3%
Male
38.8%
Unknown
3.0%

Ethnicity

White
80.3%
Hispanic or Latino
12.2%
Asian
5.6%
Unknown
1.4%
Black or African American
0.5%

Languages Spoken

Spanish
69.2%
French
11.5%
Hungarian
3.8%
Turkish
3.8%
Japanese
3.8%
Cheyenne
3.8%
Arabic
3.8%

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Safety Attendant Education

Schools

Lamar Institute of Technology
7.4%
Houston Community College
7.4%
Solano Community College
6.3%
Baton Rouge Community College
6.3%
College of the Mainland
6.3%
Lamar University
5.7%
University of Phoenix
5.7%
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
5.1%
Lee College
5.1%
Long Beach City College
5.1%
Wayne State University
4.5%
Cerritos College
4.5%
Central Piedmont Community College
4.0%
Forsyth Technical Community College
4.0%
Delgado Community College
4.0%
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
4.0%
Texas Southern University
4.0%
San Jacinto College District
4.0%
Columbia Southern University
3.4%
University of New Orleans
3.4%

Majors

Degrees

Other
44.5%
Bachelors
19.6%
Associate
17.9%
Certificate
9.0%
Masters
4.4%
Diploma
3.2%
License
1.1%
Doctorate
0.3%

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Top Skills for A Safety Attendant

Top Safety Attendant Skills

Bottle Watch
Personal Protective Equipment
Refinery

You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:

Completed safety course in confined space, bottle watch, and fire watch attendant.
Assigned and collect personal protective equipment.
Prepared and enforced Job Hazard Analysis during Refinery Turnarounds.
Document job safety analysis and maintain organization of job scopes.
Be prepared to operate fire extinguishers, hydrants, fixed monitors, and hose carts anytime.