Care Partner Pediatric Acute Care FT Nights

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Organization:

Pediatric Acute Care

Job Summary:

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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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Unit Details:

This is a 12-bed unit, on the 6th Floor at Children’s Hospital. Patients on this unit are treated a variety of medical and surgical diagnoses

Schedule:

Full-Time Nights: 6:45 pm - 7:15 am

Rotating weekends and holidays

*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 professional nursing RN program with successful completion of the first semester, including nursing fundamentals clinical, OR

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

Minimum of one year of recent experience (within the past two years) as a care partner or nursing assistant/patient care technician.

Preferred Qualifications:

1-year acute care experience, preferably pediatric

Professionalism

Exceptional reliability

Great communication skills

Strong teamwork skills

Significant emotional intelligence for the patient population

Flexible availability for scheduling

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• Assists with day-to-day delivery of patient care.

• Facilitates efficient and safe patient care and flow by following work area standards.

• Serves as a liaison for communication and education of patient and family needs.

• Supports unit operations and patient flow by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards.

• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.         

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• CLINICAL COMPETENCIES (Novice): Demonstrates competence with interventions (such as point of care testing, vital signs, etc.) in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

• CARE PARTNER PATIENT DOCUMENTATION (Novice): Independently works with clinical applications for patient documentation.

• ENVIRONMENT OF CARE (Novice): Demonstrates ability to set up and maintain patient rooms, supplies, and equipment. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering environment of care services while requiring some support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate peers by setting the example, giving technical support, providing leadership, and generally elevating the level of performance of others while on the job.  Models CREDO behaviors.

• PLANNING & ORGANIZING (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify discrete tasks, participates in goal setting, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for own assignments and responsibilities. Appropriately matches equipment, and capital resources to task demands. Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on patient care assignments. Address problems and obstacles before they arise. Adapt to changes in major assignments while maintaining expectations. Understands and identifies with the basic goals and values of the organization.