Care Partner - Ortho/Ortho Trauma FT Nights 18:45 - 07:15

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Organization:

Orthopaedics Team 30

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
Assist with the delivery of patient care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under the supervision of a licensed nurse.

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Department/Unit Summary:

The environment on the Orthopaedic and Surgical unit, also known as Ortho/Ortho Trauma, is fast-paced, challenging, and a place to learn and grow.

We care for adult patients ranging from teenagers to geriatrics who are being treated for elective procedures such as total joint replacement, bone, and soft tissue tumor resections.  In addition, we care for surgical weight loss patients, as well as Ortho trauma patients with various fractures and injuries from traumatic events (car accidents, ATV accidents, falls, violent crimes, etc.). 

Our patients are unique because they may have a very short length of stay. The majority of our patients are discharged home and with the Ortho Trauma population, it is often the first time they have ever been in the hospital.

One of the perks of working on my unit is the varying dynamics between our unique patient population. Some of our patients have been waiting for months to have their new knee or hip and cannot wait to return to doing things they enjoy in life, while our Ortho Trauma patient population is experiencing the hospital setting for the first time. Our patients generally have a very short stay in the hospital, ranging from 1-3 days and many are discharged to home when they leave us.

Benefits:

VUMC Benefits are available on Day One of employment

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 403b with company match

• Paid Time Off

• Tuition Assistance

• Career Growth Ladder

Shift:

Full-Time Night Shift - 6:45 pm - 7:15 am, three 12-hour shifts per week

*Set schedules are not available.  Schedules are determined by unit clinical staffing needs.

Care Partner Position Qualifications**:

High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent experience) AND one of the following:

• Current enrollment in a program of professional nursing RN and successful completion of the first semester of nursing school to include nursing fundamentals clinical, or

• Graduation from a Nursing Assistant or Aide Training Program within the past year (the certification is not mandatory, but a certificate of completion is necessary), or

• Minimum of one year of previous (and within the past two years) experience as a care partner, nursing assistant, or patient care technician.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Flexible availability for scheduling

• Professionalism

• Exceptional reliability

• Great communication skills

• Strong teamwork skills

• Significant emotional intelligence

Important Instructions For All Candidates:

*If you are a Vanderbilt employee, you must submit your application via the internal job board.  Please log in to Workday and search "internal jobs".

** It's important that all candidates, internal or external, please upload an updated resume that includes the start and end dates (month & year) of any relevant positions you have held. Your resume should be in a Word or PDF format.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with the delivery of patient care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under the supervision of a licensed nurse.
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