Care Partner - 6 West

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare•Chesapeake, VA

About The Position

Care Partners assist nurses in providing patient care. Duties are based on the unit’s specific needs and must be performed within the Care Partner’s education, training, and experience. The position involves supporting general patient care and procedures, communicating patient needs and changes to nurses, maintaining a safe and clean environment, and contributing to effective teamwork and compliance with hospital policies. Other tasks may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of a Nursing Assistant certification course or program.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license.

Responsibilities

Take and document vital signs, measure intake and output, and complete activities of daily living as directed.
Demonstrate competency in determining orthostatic blood pressures and perform blood glucose monitoring.
Collect and transport laboratory specimens and enter related data according to policy.
Obtain blood products from the Blood Bank according to policy.
Promptly notify the nurse of pertinent changes in a patient’s condition, patient needs, procedures, and patient responses to interventions.
Maintain and stock supplies and equipment, including patient rooms, medication-room supplies, and emergency airway supplies at the bedside; use supplies and equipment cost-effectively.
Maintain effective relationships and communicate verbally, nonverbally, and in writing with peers, physicians, hospital departments, patients, and families.
Communicate effectively with patient populations based on age and developmental needs, and communicate patient needs to the nurse caring for the patient.
Follow safety precautions and procedures; comply with patient safety, identification, age-appropriate, and infection-control policies.
Help maintain a safe patient environment, including raising side rails as needed, providing call lights, identifying injury risks, and participating in measures to prevent or reduce those risks.
Complete employee accident reports; respond promptly to patient monitor alarms and call bells; initiate timely emergency measures appropriate to role responsibilities.
Maintain low noise levels and provide a calm, reassuring atmosphere for patients, significant others, and families.
Support compliance with policies, procedures, administrative protocols, hospital accreditation, state licensure, and other external accrediting agency requirements.
Contribute to a healthy, collaborative work environment that promotes teamwork and communication; maintain constructive relationships with staff, peers, and customers.
Organize and reprioritize work according to patient needs, available resources, and unit requirements; support the team approach to work.
Communicate the vision, mission, and goals of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, including hospital and unit-specific dashboards.
Respond positively to change and show willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work.
Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services.
Demonstrate flexibility in work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care.