Patient sitter job wanted....HELP!

[cslomko2]

I just got accepted into the nursing program, but will not be starting until the fall. I also just got laid off my job, so I figured an entry level position into the hospital would be a patient sitter. My grandma is in the hospital alot, and all of the staff says they are in desperate need of patient sitters and to apply online. When I go online, I see nothing! Im wondering if they use a different name other than patient sitter? Also someone told me that the hospitals do not hire the sitters, that agencies do? Im so confused. I live near Detroit, Michigan, so if anyone knows any patient sitter agencies, or how to get a job as one please let me know!

Thanks

[highlandlass1592, BSN, RN]

The hospital I work at uses Manpower to supply its sitters. Other hospitals use in-house nursing assistants. You could look at Maxim as well, see if they have anything. I work at U of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Problem is a lot of hospitals downriver are in hiring freezes for non-nursing staff and sometimes sitters fall in that category. You may want to look at something like private duty home care as well. Something to consider.