Care Partner
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
About the Role
Assists the nursing staff and patients with basic care needs, implementing orders, and evaluating care for various patients within the facility. This position works in conjunction with other members of nursing service, ancillary services, physicians, patients, and families. It collaborates with various members of the healthcare team to ensure quality of care across the continuum. Requires the ability to be self-directed and quality focused. Interpersonal communication skills are a necessary function of this position. Reports directly to the charge nurse and Clinical Director of the unit.
Key Responsibilities
- Obtains vital signs, Intake and Outputs, and daily weight.
- Reports any abnormal findings to the nurse and/or charge nurse.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living, bathing, and toileting.
- May transcribe physician orders, answers patient call lights, and relays messages to staff in a timely manner.
- May assist physicians with obtaining needed information on patients.
- Adheres to practices and policies outlined to ensure patient safety and follows infection control standards.
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. Appropriately matches equipment and capital resources to task demands. Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on projects and assignments.
- 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.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Less than 1 year of relevant work experience.