Advanced Care Partner

UCHealth • Highlands Ranch, CO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Care Partner (ACP) is a specialized role for nursing students enrolled in or having completed Med/Surg I or an equivalent program course. The role builds on the Patient Care Assistant/Nurse Aide job and is commonly understood as a paid nurse internship. This is an onsite position with the Surgical Specialties Unit at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Highlands Ranch Hospital. The schedule is PRN, 24 hours per two-week pay period, with day and night rotation. Pay is $19.10–$24.83 per hour, dependent on the applicant’s relevant experience.

The ACP provides direct patient care under the delegation and/or supervision of a nurse or healthcare provider. Care includes 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 a team environment focused on patient wellness and perspectives, safe and high-quality care, collaboration with specialized ancillary team members, learning in a fast-paced clinical setting, and supporting colleagues through precepting. The organization offers a total rewards program that includes recognition and performance pay programs, health and well-being resources, paid time off and leave, insurance, retirement and savings plans, and education and career-growth opportunities. Eligibility for some programs depends on scheduled work hours.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, and in good standing with, an accredited nursing program.
• Provide proof at the time of application of enrollment in or completion of Med/Surg I or an equivalent program course.
• Obtain 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 by 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, paid in October during the third year of employment, based on employee contributions to organizational goals and tenure.
• Annual merit pay increases based on performance and the established evaluation process.
• Annual market reviews of positions and base pay adjustments as needed.
• 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, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Paid time off, 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; an 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 eligible programs may receive up to $10,000 per year prepaid by UCHealth or up to $5,250 per year as tuition reimbursement.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning 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: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed