Care Partner - Cardiac Telemetry FT Days 7am-7pm

Wellstar Health System•Austell, GA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Care Partner is a support care provider who works under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The role promotes a positive patient experience by partnering with nurses, physicians, the healthcare team, and other providers to deliver excellent care and assist with daily living activities and comfort measures. The Care Partner performs basic patient care functions, including activities of daily living, ambulation, and vital signs, while providing safe, age-appropriate, and culturally aware care. Depending on unit needs and approved training, the Care Partner may perform advanced technical skills such as phlebotomy, simple treatments, dressing changes, oral suctioning, and discontinuing Foley catheters. The role also includes clerical duties such as retrieving data, maintaining unit supplies, and transporting supplies or patient medications. The Care Partner must work effectively in a fast-paced environment, multitask, communicate with the RN and ancillary team, respond compassionately and respectfully under stressful conditions, follow direction from various care providers, and remain organized with strong communication skills.

Requirements

Rising senior in good standing in another/related field or a high school diploma/GED; the high school diploma/GED is listed as preferred.
BLS, ARC-BLS, or BLS-I certification is required upon hire.
Ability to follow detailed directions.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Clear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to document.
Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
Minimum age of hire is 16.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistant or Patient Care Technician program is preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

Partner with the healthcare team, patients, and families to support an excellent patient experience and patient-centered care.
Follow the plan of care as assigned or instructed by a licensed professional, engage patients and families in the treatment plan, and contribute to care planning in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Implement safety interventions and protect patients’ rights, dignity, and confidentiality, including adherence to HIPAA and privacy procedures.
Participate in hourly patient rounding; answer telephones and call lights promptly; offer assistance and comfort measures; resolve concerns or escalate them to the charge nurse.
Provide patient care under RN direction, including hygiene, nutrition, elimination, physical comfort measures, ambulation, vital signs, and unit-specific advanced skills as trained and assigned.
Assist the RN and other healthcare team members with care delivery and direct patient admission.
Monitor data entry for key patient safety information, participate in charge reconciliation, and perform audits as requested.
Support healthcare team initiatives, unit performance improvement, shared leadership, evidence-based practice, and ethical accountability.
Transport unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications, and equipment as assigned.
Communicate effectively with patients, staff, physicians, families, and visitors; use AIDET and safety communication techniques; and communicate assignment completion and patient concerns, problems, or emergencies to the RN or charge nurse in a timely manner.
Document completion of patient care in the EMR and maintain knowledge of role-related documentation tools for downtime situations.
Maintain patient care equipment; sequester, tag, and report malfunctioning devices to appropriate personnel.
Communicate with patients and update whiteboards with information.
Maintain a safe care environment through hand hygiene, keeping rooms and unit areas clean and uncluttered, following PPE and infection-control policies, reinforcing universal precautions, and performing environment-of-care rounds.
Use proper body mechanics, patient-safe handling devices, and assistive devices such as lifts, transfer equipment, walkers, and gait belts.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.