Patient Sitter (Full-Time Days)

For more than 40 years, North Okaloosa Medical Center has been providing healthcare services to the people of Northwest Florida and South Alabama. We are a progressive, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission. We believe in providing convenient, comprehensive care in a comfortable setting. While we believe it’s vital to stay up to date with technology, we will never lose sight of what’s truly important – the human interaction that is crucial to providing quality care. Our goal is to anticipate the needs and exceed the expectations of our patients and their families, ALWAYS.

North Okaloosa Medical Center is committed to offering competitive benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(K)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Vacation/Sick/Holiday

Position Purpose:

The Sitter assists with monitoring the patient and assuring patient safety needs are met.

Reports to the patient care nurse and charge nurse.

Responsible for ensuring safety of patient(s) that they are assigned to sit with and communicating needs with the assigned nurse while continually assuring the patient’s dignity, privacy and rights with respect to the age of the patient.