Patient Sitter at PeaceHealth Ketchikan, AK

Job Overview

Patient Sitter – Medical (Per Diem/Relief) at Peace Health Ketchikan Medical Center, Ketchikan, AK.

Salary range: $18.08 - $27.12 per hour (variable).

Peace Health has been serving the Southeast Alaska community since 1923. Ketchikan Medical Center is a 25‑bed critical‑access hospital offering comprehensive trauma care, outpatient and home health services, and a long‑term care facility.

• Provide continuous visual monitoring of assigned patient(s) and verbally redirect from at‑risk behaviors.
• Coordinate relief when leaving a patient’s room to maintain constant observation.
• Support patients, including verbal explanations, and summon nursing staff as needed for activity or ADLs.
• Escalate safety concerns to clinical staff when a patient poses a threat to self or others.
• Ensure patient’s primary language is recorded when it is not English.
• Identify and report potential safety hazards, remove hazards, and document findings with the charge nurse.
• Participate in safe hand‑off during shift changes.

• High School Diploma Preferred or equivalent.
• 1 year Preferred of patient care experience.
• Required:
  
  Basic Life Support certification.

• Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs (NIOSH), with fine motor skills to control medical equipment.
• Push/Pull up to 45 lbs force (e.g., medical carts).
• Hands‑on CPR: up to 20 minutes using 100–125 lbs force; frequency seldom or occasionally.
• Repeated bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling; frequent sitting.

• Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
• Ability to work in a noisy environment.

• Vision and hearing within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
• Good communication and accurate information exchange.

• 403(b) retirement plan for caregiver contributions.
• Wellness benefits, discount program, expanded Employee Assistance Program and mental health program.

EEO – Aff… The employer is an affirmative action employer and values diversity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.