Role OverviewThe Care Partner is a support care provider who functions under the direction of the Registered Nurse at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center. The primary focus is to promote a positive patient experience by partnering with the nurse, physician, healthcare team, and other healthcare providers. This role assists with daily living activities and comfort measures, and may require approved advanced technical training skills such as phlebotomy, simple treatments, dressing changes, oral suctioning, and discontinuing Foley catheters.
What You Will Do
Provide patient care under the direction of the RN, including hygiene, nutrition, elimination, physical comfort measures, and additional advanced skills based on unit-specific requirements. Assist with direct patient admission, monitor data entry for key patient safety information, participate in charge reconciliation, and perform audits as requested. Transport unit supplies, patient care supplies, medications, and equipment as assigned. Communicate completion of assignments to RN or Charge Nurse and document patient care in EMR.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role requires the ability to follow detailed directions, strong interpersonal skills, clear verbal and written communication, and the ability to work individually and as part of a team. The position involves working in a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking and effective communication. Must be able to perform under stressful conditions with a compassionate, respectful, and service mindset. The minimum age of hire is 16.
Requirements
- Graduation from a State approved program for Certified Nursing Assistants or Patient Care Tech Program preferred
- Basic Life Support (BLS) with the American Heart Association or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support
- Ability to follow detailed directions
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Clear verbal and written communication, specifically the ability to document
- Ability to work individually and as part of a team
- Wellstar minimum age of hire is 16
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