Advanced Care Partner

UCHealth • Highlands Ranch, CO

15h • 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 an equivalent program course. The role builds on the Patient Care Assistant/Nurse Aide position and is commonly understood as a paid nurse internship. This is an onsite position in the Medical Surgical PCU department at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The schedule is PRN, 0.00 hours per two-week pay period, with day and night rotation. Pay is $19.10–$24.83 per hour, depending on relevant experience.

The ACP provides direct patient care under the delegation or supervision of a nurse or healthcare provider. Direct 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 its work as improving lives through learning, healing, discovery, and human connection. It offers employees a total rewards program that includes recognition and performance-related pay programs, health and well-being resources, time away from work, 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 a program equivalent.
• 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.
• Start peripheral IVs.
• Measure 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 promote safety and quality at the point of care.

Benefits

• Three-Year Incentive Bonus, subject to program terms and eligibility.
• Annual merit pay increase for performance meeting or consistently exceeding standards, subject to the established evaluation process.
• Annual market reviews of positions and 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, 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.
• 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 qualifying education programs may receive up to $10,000 per year prepaid 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed