Clinical Partner
About The Position
Under supervision and in collaboration with other health care professionals, the Clinical Partner assists with a variety of nursing care services for patients. The role provides hands-on patient support in a fast-paced care environment and assists patients age three and older. This is a full-time night-shift position at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri, with three 12-hour shifts per week, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., and a weekend and holiday rotation. The scheduled weekly hours are 36. Responsibilities vary by setting. In inpatient care, the Clinical Partner may respond to patient calls, take vital signs, observe patients’ behavior and physical condition, assist with personal care and mobility, perform delegated care tasks, help prepare patients for discharge, and orient patients and their significant others to the nursing unit. In outpatient care, the role may manage referrals for medical and surgical specialist appointments. The position may also perform point-of-care testing according to policy and procedure.
Requirements
- Complete a state-approved unlicensed assist personnel (UAP) program, meet exempted UAP guidelines with documented proof, or enroll in UAP through SSM Health upon hire. For hires in Oklahoma or Wisconsin, complete the Clinical Partner I orientation checklist during the 90-day orientation/probationary period.
- Hold Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- No prior experience required.
Responsibilities
- Receive patient care assignments from the registered nurse in charge.
- Initiate delegated tasks based on demonstrated competence in nursing activities for the patient age group served.
- Collect and document data for admission assessments, reassessments, and appointment or surgery scheduling.
- Provide appropriate patient data to the RN and/or LPN for analysis and validation, including when a significant change in the patient’s condition occurs.
- Inform licensed nurses about changes in patient condition or needs, patient complaints, and patient or significant-other education needs.
- Stock and maintain supplies and equipment according to patient care needs and cost-containment practices; use time and supplies economically.
- Assist with delegated clerical duties, including answering telephones, relaying messages, transcribing physician orders, and preparing and organizing medical records.
- In inpatient settings, respond to patient calls for help, take vital signs, and monitor behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration.
- Assist with bathing, ambulation, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene, and making occupied and unoccupied beds.
- Perform delegated care such as dressing changes, enemas, ostomy care, toileting, turning, cough and deep-breathing exercises, catheter care, biological specimen collection, and measuring and recording fluid intake and output.
- In inpatient settings, prepare patients for discharge and accompany them upon dismissal as indicated; orient new patients and significant others to the nursing unit.
- In outpatient settings, manage referrals for medical and surgical specialist appointments.
- Provide patient-care assistance to patients three years of age or older.
- Maintain constant alertness and work safely.
- May perform point-of-care testing according to policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus eligibility may be available; candidates should ask their recruiter.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
