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Job Category: NursingJob Specialty: Medical/SurgicalPosition Type: Regular-F/TShift Length: 12hrHours: 7am - 7pm Days: Departmental ScheduleShift Type: DayWeekends: As Needed Job Description: The Clinical Partner (CP), under the direction of a licensed care giver, and after education and demonstration of competency, performs a variety of direct patient care activities or tasks specific to the unit/needs of the patient population. Assists patients with activities such as eating, walking and personal hygiene. Records and reports vital signs, dispenses/retrieves bedpans, and removes urinary catheters. He/she maintains competency skills including the ability to provide care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds. He/she can identify the ability of the adolescent, adult and geriatric patient to follow directions/instructions. He/she can identify safety concerns in the age related population and institutes additional measures to provide a safe environment; and identify developmental milestones in the age-related population.*Assists patients with feeding, walking, transferring and personal hygiene.*Performs procedures such as dispensing/retrieving bedpans, using skin care products/pressure relieving devices and applying anti-embolic hose.*Reports observations and outcomes of activities performed.*Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills when working with customers, taking responsibility for resolving problems or complaints.*Contributes to team effort by completing assignments in a timely manner. Maintaining a productive and harmonious work environment, complying with safety standards and maintaining competency requirements.*May have access to and enter the medication room to get supplies. May not open or remove anything from the medication refrigerator in that room.*Demonstrates the ability to function in a fast paced, high volume ´TEAM´ environment with frequent interruptions.*Improves the accuracy of patient identification: Uses two identifiers when transporting patient between units/departments.*Reduces the risk of patient harm resulting from falls – observes patient for risk of falling and takes action to prevent patient falls.*Reduces the risk of health care acquired infection by complying with current CDC hand washing guidelines and CSMC isolation policy.- High School Diploma or equivalent.- CNA Certification required. Basic Life Support Certification.- Full command (verbal and written) of the English language, sufficient to carry out the duties identified in this job description. - Knowledge of therapeutic positioning techniques.Physical Requirements (physical abilities essential to perform the job):The physical ability and perceptive acuity to satisfactorily perform all direct and indirect patient care functions.ORAny combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties required for the position