Care Partner - Pediatric Acute Care (PT, nights)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville Metropolitan Area · 1 wk ago
HealthcarePart-time
Key Responsibilities
- Aid in the delivery of patient care.
- Maintain unit environmental standards under supervision.
- Facilitate efficient and safe patient care and flow.
- Serve as a liaison for communication and education of patient and family needs.
- Support unit operations and patient flow by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards.
Technical Capabilities
- Clinical Competencies (Novice): Competence with interventions such as point of care testing, vital signs, etc.
- Care Partner Patient Documentation (Novice): Independent patient documentation.
- Environment of Care (Novice): Ability to set up and maintain patient rooms, supplies, and equipment.
Core Accountabilities
- Organizational Impact: Performs routine tasks impacting team performance with occasional guidance.
- Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Utilizes discretion and research to solve routine problems.
- Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes, and procedures applicable to the job.
- Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry-level co-workers.
Core Capabilities
- Supporting Colleagues: Develops self and others, builds and maintains relationships, communicates effectively.
- Developing Self and Others: Improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
- Building and Maintaining Relationships: Understands colleagues' priorities and working styles, develops relationships across areas.
- Communicating Effectively: Shares information clearly and courteously, listens carefully to understand issues, provides accurate information and support.
- Serving Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand problems and needs, provides excellent service.
- Solving Complex Problems: Understands issues, solves routine problems, raises concerns in a timely manner.
- Offering Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand issues and provides accurate information and support.
- Ensuring High Quality: Checks work quality before delivery, asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
- Fulfilling Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions affecting safety and reports unsafe conditions.
- Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates accountability, stewards organizational resources, makes data-driven decisions.
- Fostering Innovation: Generates new ideas, absorbs new technology quickly, adapts to change.
Position Qualifications
- Experience Level: Less than 1 year.
- Education: High School Diploma or GED.