24 hour days patient safety observer
UMass Memorial Medical CenterSouthbridge, Massachusetts, United States • Massachusetts, United States
Posted April 3, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
The flagship member of the UMass Memorial Health system, UMass Memorial Medical Center is the trusted academic medical center of central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of the UMass Chen Medical School. With over 800 beds (including bassinets) and 7,500 caregivers, UMass Memorial Medical Center is dedicated to ensuring the health and wellbeing of our communities across Central Massachusetts. From delivering around the clock lifesaving care to persevering through a pandemic, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to deliver breakthrough medicine. To make life better for those we serve. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity, and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing. UMass Memorial Medical Center includes three campuses located in Worcester, MA: • Hahnemann Campus • Memorial Campus • University Campus With the latest medical technology and support services, we are the tertiary care referral center for central and western Massachusetts. In addition to being the premier source of academic and clinical excellence in primary care, our care teams feature highly trained specialists who are nationally acclaimed for their expertise and leadership in areas such as: • Cardiovascular care • Neurosciences, including the region’s only Joint Commission accredited comprehensive stroke center • Orthopedics • Hematology/oncology • Liver and kidney transplantation • Children’s services, as part of the region’s only Children’s Medical Center • Women’s services • Pediatric newborn medicine and the region’s only level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • Trauma/emergency medicine and the region’s only designated level I trauma center • Life Flight, New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance Comprehensive, Award Winning Care in Central Massachusetts
Job Description
The Patient Safety Observer is responsible to provide continuous safety observation of patients to which they are assigned. The primary function in this role is to ensure patient safety and comfort.
Requirements
- Develops and maintains good human relations skills
- Consistently observes for suicidal and/or violent behavior
- Maintains 15-minute checks with documentation
- Follow the directions of the nurse in charge
- Maintains patient dignity at all times and advocates for the patient