Care Partner- 3W: Med Surg Uro-GYN (Flexi)

Care Partner

The Care Partner I is responsible for assisting the nurse in providing patient care. Activities are based on the unit's specific needs and are performed within the scope of education, training, and experience of the Care Partner.

These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.

General Patient Care/Procedures

• Demonstrate accuracy in taking vital signs, measuring intake/output, and completing activities of daily living as directed; document data via the electronic medical record.

• Demonstrate competency in determining orthostatic blood pressures.

• Perform blood glucose monitoring.

• Collect, transport, and perform data entry for lab specimens per policy.

• Obtain blood products from Blood Bank per policy.

• Effectively notify nurse of pertinent changes in patient condition.

• Maintain/stock adequate supplies and equipment, including but not limited to patient rooms, med room supplies, and emergency airway supplies at bedside.

• Follow established routines and utilize supplies and equipment in a cost-effective manner.

Communication

• Maintain and promote effective relationships with peers, physicians, other hospital departments, patients, and families.

• Utilize excellent verbal, nonverbal, and written communication.

• Maintain accountability for intradepartmental communication.

• Effectively communicate with all patient populations based on their age and developmental needs.

• Effectively communicate patient needs with the nurse caring for the patient.

• All procedures/interventions must be reported to the responsible Nurse or Charge Nurse.

• All patient responses to any intervention/procedure are reported to the appropriate Nurse or Charge Nurse.

Safety and Environment

• Assure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors by following all safety precautions and procedures in the performance of job duties.

• Adhere to patient safety and identification policies and procedures.

• Provide a safe area for all patients, ensuring that side rails are up as needed and call lights are given to each patient.

• Identify patients at risk for injury and participate in instituting measures to prevent/reduce the risk.

• Adhere to Age Appropriate Protocols to ensure patient safety based on developmental needs.

• Contribute to the prevention of infectious diseases among employees, patients, and visitors by adhering to Infection Control policies and procedures.

• Complete employee accident reports.

• Respond to patient monitor alarms and call bells in a timely fashion.

• Initiate timely emergency measures as appropriate according to role responsibilities.

• Be constantly aware of noise levels in the department and keep noise at a minimum to provide a quiet area for the patient population.

• Provide a calm, reassuring atmosphere for the patient, significant others, and family.

People/Human Resources Management

• Demonstrate the ability to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate the vision, mission, and goals of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, including hospital and unit-specific dashboards.

• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to a healthy, collaborative, open work environment that is conducive to teamwork and encourages communication.

• Demonstrate the ability to follow administrative protocols.

• Demonstrate constructive and effective relationships with staff, peers, and customers.

• Emphasize the team approach to work.

• Organize and reprioritize work based on patient needs, available resources, and unit requirements.

• Support compliance with hospital accreditation, state licensure, and other external accrediting agency requirements.

• Respond positively to change; show willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work.

Additional Responsibilities

• Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services.

• Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care.

Reporting Structure

Reports to: Nurse Manager
Supervises: None
Responsibilities: Not applicable

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Candidates are required to have reading comprehension, writing, and verbal communication skills. If a candidate does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, they will be required to complete a reading and writing assessment. Must be 18 years of age to work in a direct care setting.

Education

Minimum Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Education: Successful completion of a Care Partner certification course or program.

Experience

• One year of similar or related work experience required.

Certifications

• Current BLS certification required.

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license preferred.