Advanced Care Partner

UCHealth • Aurora, CO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Care Partner (ACP) is a specialized role for nursing students enrolled in or who have completed Med/Surg I or a program equivalent. The role builds on the Patient Care Assistant/Nurse Aide position and is commonly understood as a paid nurse internship. The position is in the Med Surg Progressive Care department at UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion in Aurora, Colorado. It is onsite and scheduled PRN, with 0.00 hours per two-week pay period. Shifts rotate between days and nights. Pay is $19.10–$24.83 per hour, depending on relevant experience.

The ACP provides direct patient care under the delegation and/or supervision of a nurse or healthcare provider. Direct care may include gathering vital signs, measuring blood glucose, performing sterile dressing changes, starting peripheral IVs, and measuring intake and output. The ACP also assists patients with personal care, activities of daily living, and progressive mobility, and helps keep the care area stocked, clean, and orderly.

UCHealth describes its work environment as a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative clinical environment that prioritizes wellness and patient perspectives, supports learning, and emphasizes safety and quality at the point of care. The role partners with specialized ancillary team members and may include precepting people who are new to healthcare and/or UCHealth.

UCHealth offers a total rewards program that includes recognition and performance-related pay programs; medical, dental, and vision coverage; mental health and well-being support; discounted gym memberships and fitness resources; paid time off and paid family and medical leave; life and disability coverage; retirement and savings plans; flexible spending and health savings accounts; and education and career-growth programs. Eligibility for some programs depends on scheduled work hours.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in and in good standing in an accredited nursing program.
• Provide proof at the time of application of enrollment in or completion of Med/Surg I or a program equivalent.
• Hold Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care under the delegation and/or supervision of a nurse or healthcare provider.
• Gather vital signs and measure blood glucose.
• Perform sterile dressing changes and start peripheral IVs.
• Measure patient intake and output.
• Assist patients with personal care, activities of daily living, and progressive mobility.
• Help keep the care area stocked, clean, and orderly.
• Prioritize wellness and patient perspectives.
• Model proficiency through precepting people new to healthcare and/or UCHealth.
• Partner effectively with specialized ancillary team members.
• Welcome new knowledge in a fast-paced, innovative clinical environment.
• Contribute to solutions that support safety and quality at the point of care.

Benefits

• Three-Year Incentive Bonus, subject to program terms.
• Annual merit pay increases for qualifying performance.
• Annual market reviews of positions and base pay rates.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free Care.com membership.
• Voluntary benefits, including accident insurance, critical illness insurance, a group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave, and leaves of absence.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, with buy-up options.
• Employer-provided short-term and long-term disability coverage, with a buy-up option.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution.
• Additional 457(b) plan may be available.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; a health savings account is available with enrollment in a high-deductible medical plan.
• Access to academic degrees and certificate programs.
• For specific educational degrees, up to 100% of tuition, books, and fees paid by UCHealth.
• Other qualifying education programs may receive up to $10,000 per year prepaid by UCHealth or up to $5,250 per year in tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning courses and seminars and internal professional development opportunities.
• Free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting federal student loans for forgiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed