Adding a sitter to a patient

A sitter, also called an observer, is a support employee who provides continual bedside care to a patient who cannot be unattended.

Note: Typically a sitter is assigned to only one patient.

Select Clinical Science > Assignments > Patient Assignments.
Verify that the correct Assignment Parameters have been selected. If they have not, select the data from the appropriate search boxes above the header. You can scroll, filter or perform a search to locate the data.
On the Employees list, click Support Employees or All Employees and select the employee who should be a sitter.
Click the employee name to show the Employee Profile, then scroll to locate the Sitter/Observer slider control. If it is not enabled, enable it. A Sitter icon displays for the employee.
With the employee selected, move to the Assignment Panel, expand the assignment with the patient who requires a sitter and click the + symbol next to Add Support Employee.