Sitter (PRN, Days)
- PRN / per diem
- Days
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Patient sitters employed in Missouri earn a median of $17.13 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Workplace injuries
Western Missouri Medical Center in warrenburg reported 44 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 1,192,518 hours worked: 7.4 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 7.3 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Western Missouri Medical Center
Medicare gives Western Missouri Medical Center 4 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Missouri's hospitals average 3.1). 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare did not cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Missouri hospitals by rating.
What this hospital paid
By Western Missouri Medical Center's report to Medicare, its nursing aide hours averaged $21.79 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $25.47 an hour across Missouri's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Missouri hospitals pay nurses.
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About the job
PURPOSE STATEMENT
The Sitter will observe patients to prevent harm to themselves or other, and the sitter will work under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and/or Charge Nurse of the Unit.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Demonstrate positive customer service relations
- Remain focused on the patient during the time as a sitter, no use of cell phones, tablets, computers or reading.
- Assist co-workers as needed/requested
- Support the Medical Center’s Mission/Vision/Philosophy positively
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Perform other essential duties as assigned.
Requirements
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work within the established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the hospital/clinic.
- Maintain mandatory education requirements.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be able to sit and stand, intermittent 8 to 12 hours a day.
- Continuously utilizes manual/bi-manual dexterity, near vision, speech, and hearing.
From Western Missouri Medical Center's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Western Missouri Medical Center
Western Missouri Medical Center is a public hospital with an emergency department in Warrensburg, MO. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, imaging techs and therapists. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Western Missouri Medical Center
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