Care Partner Float FT Nights
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Organization: VUH Float Pool Team 20

Job Summary:

We provide care for adult patients in 37 Vanderbilt Adult Hospital units undergoing treatment for various medical conditions including Med Surg, Stepdown, and ICU. Schedules: 3, 12-hour shifts from 6:45 pm to 7:15 am. Schedules are created every 6 weeks. Holidays are divided into Groups A and B to avoid repetitive holidays.

We highly prefer candidates with at least 1 year of prior acute care experience. If you lack prior acute care experience, we recommend applying for a unit-based position until you have gained sufficient skills.

For those without healthcare experience, we suggest applying for a Care Partner Trainee position. This position does not require expertise and provides three weeks of paid training from Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Working in the Float Pool offers the benefit of a diverse and ever-changing patient population, allowing staff to develop a broad skill set. You will assist in delivering patient care and maintaining unit environmental standards under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Our team environment is collaborative, supportive, and highly communicative.

You can administer ADLs, vitals, lab draws, acute checks, place foleys, and straight caths in this role. Wound care will also be introduced soon.

This is a great opportunity for nursing students; however, our orientation is structured and rigorous. Please ensure you are available for the orientation on week 1 on Monday, Thursday, and Friday during business hours. Following this, you will undergo cross-training for nine shifts in your first 30 days.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

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

Planning & Organizing (Fundamental Awareness): Demonstrates ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for own assignments and responsibilities.

Clinical Competencies (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency to assist and perform clinical care including but not limited to vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, medication administration and point of care testing as directed by unit standards.

Care Partner Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience or training working with clinical applications for patient documentation.

Environment of Care (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience or training working with set up and maintenance of patient exam rooms, supplies and equipment.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.

Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.

Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.

Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

Core Capabilities:

Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.

Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.

Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.

Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.

Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.

Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.

Position Qualifications:

Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level: Less than 1 year

Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

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