Patient Safety and Transportation Instructor

This 40-hour on-site agency “Train the Trainer” course will provide participants with the skills and materials needed to train their staff to conduct their duties when managing patient safety during transportation. This highly interactive and scenario-based training program covers the entire interaction with each patient.

Description

This 40-hour on-site agency “Train the Trainer” course will provide participants with the skills and materials needed to train their staff to conduct their duties when managing patient safety during transportation. This  highly interactive and scenario-based training program covers the entire interaction with each patient, ranging from:
  • Receiving the assignment.
  • Understanding relevant policies and procedures.
  • Proficiency in the equipment and gear needed.
  • Assuming custody of patients.
  • Managing patient contacts and applying the safety guidelines and standards set forth by JCAHO and HIPAA. 

Problems Addressed

  • Gateway behaviors to violence (i.e., disrespectful or threatening actions)

  • Managing distance and positioning in closed and confined spaces

  • Verbal confrontations that escalation to anger

  • Threats to emotional or physical safety

  • Inability to cope due to situational crisis, cognitive challenges, or mental illness

  • At-risk behaviors that could result in harm to self or others

  • Direct and target assaults

What You Will Learn

  • Identify gateway behaviors that can be a precursor to violence

  • Recognize threat indicators that may compromise safety

  • Engage with others in ways to maximize safety without unnecessary escalation

  • How to manage distance and position

  • Stay safe and promote recovery in sudden assault situations

  • Recognize when verbal methods have failed and it is necessary to take further action

  • Take appropriate action when aggression or violence compromises safety

  • End interactions better than they started and with a positive foundation for future contact

  • How to complywith the standards set forth by JCAHO and HIPAA.

  • Articulate the reasons for taking action

Logistics

You will receive the following:

  • Patient Safety and Transport Practitioner Workbook

  • Patient Safety and Transport Facilitator Guide Practitioner NE DE CM Framework Card

  • Personal Protection Card

  • Positive Interventions and Stabilization Card

  • Principles of Stabilization and Control 

  • Treat People Right Card 

  • 6 C’s Card