Care Team Partner - Progressive Care Unit (PCU) - St. Charles Hospital

Mercy Health • Oregon, OH

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About The Position

The Care Team Partner (CTP) works under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN), documenting in the patient’s electronic or written chart on the RN’s behalf. The RN may edit the documentation and provides final authentication and attestation that it is accurate and complete. The CTP also performs patient care duties, including taking and recording vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs), and responding to patient call bells. As a member of the care team, the CTP helps apply standard quality and safety measures to reduce risks such as pressure ulcers, falls, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and central line bloodstream infections.

The position serves adults and geriatric patients. Care must be appropriate to each patient’s age, mobility, acuity, culture, specific needs, and developmental status. The role is in the Progressive Care Unit at Mercy St. Charles Hospital and is scheduled for 36 hours per week on the day shift.

The work may involve high stress and fluctuating workloads, noise, bright lights, interruptions, verbal abuse or physical altercations, hazardous substances or body fluids, and use of physical restraints. The associate must follow infection-control policies, use universal precautions and personal protective equipment, and perform shift work. Physical requirements and hazards listed include patient maneuvering, manual dexterity, hearing alarms, reaching above the shoulder, repetitive arm and hand movements, visual acuity and color vision, and possible exposure to latex, chemicals, moving mechanical parts, dust or fumes, electrical shock, x-rays or electromagnetic energy, high-pitched noises, and gaseous risks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned unit.
• Understand life-span growth and development and assess and interpret patient-status information to identify age-specific and individual care needs.
• Exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn infection-control policies.
• Ability to perform shift work.

Nice To Haves

• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) licensure or Certified Medical Scribe credential.
• One year of undergraduate coursework in pre-nursing or another pre-health field, such as pre-med, pre-PA, or pre-PT/OT.
• Two years of comparable experience as a Patient Care Technician, STNA, or medical scribe.

Responsibilities

• Complete chart documentation on the RN’s behalf, including patient history, assessments, reevaluations, admission and discharge notes, procedures, discussions with medical staff and family, and medical decision-making verbalized with the RN.
• Assist with patient care tasks under RN direction, appropriate to patients’ age, mobility, acuity, and culture.
• Respond to patient call bells and obtain and record vital signs.
• Assist with ADLs, including bathing, feeding, repositioning, and tracking intake and output.
• Provide indwelling urinary catheter care and perform blood glucometer checks.
• Place patients on telemetry.
• Transport patients between units or accompany an RN when transporting patients to specialty or critical units, as required by the facility.
• Follow CDC isolation guidelines, use personal protective equipment appropriately, perform handwashing according to policy, and enforce safety regulations.
• Learn and upgrade skills and perform other duties as assigned or directed to support unit operations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary based on market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED