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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Organization
- GI
- Endoscopy
- Lab 30
- Job
- Summary: Assist with the delivery of patient care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under the supervision of a licensed nurse. .
- Position
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Key
- Responsibilities: Assist with the delivery of patient care and maintenance of unit environmental standards under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Assists with day-to-day delivery of patient care. Facilitates efficient and safe patient care and flow by following work area standards. Serves as a liaison for communication and education of patient and family needs. Supports unit operations and patient flow by maintaining supplies, equipment, and unit environmental standards. The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
- Technical
- Capabilities:
- Clinical
- COMPETENCIES (Novice): Demonstrates competence with interventions (such as point of care testing, vital signs, etc.) in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
- CARE
- PARTNER
- PATIENT
- DOCUMENTATION (Novice): Independently works with clinical applications for patient documentation.
- Environment
- OF
- CARE (Novice): Demonstrates ability to set up and maintain patient rooms, supplies, and equipment. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering environment of care services while requiring some support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate peers by setting the example, giving technical support, providing leadership, and generally elevating the level of performance of others while on the job. Models CREDO behaviors.
- Planning &
- ORGANIZING (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify discrete tasks, participates in goal setting, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for own assignments and responsibilities. Appropriately matches equipment, and capital resources to task demands. Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on patient care assignments. Address problems and obstacles before they arise. Adapt to changes in major assignments while maintaining expectations. Understands and identifies with the basic goals and values of the organization. Our clinical and nursing support roles are at the center of all we do, helping us be the world leader in advancing personalized health. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce.
- Core
- Accountabilities:
- Organizational
- Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
- Problem
- Solving/
- Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
- Breadth of
- Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
- Team
- Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
- Core
- Capabilities :
- Supporting
- Colleagues :
- Develops
- Self and
- Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.-
- Builds and
- Maintains
- Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.-
- Communicates
- Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
- Delivering
- Excellent
- Services: -
- Serves
- Others with
- Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.-
- Solves
- Complex
- Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. -
- Offers
- Meaningful
- Advice and
- Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
- Ensuring
- High
- Quality: -
- Performs
- Excellent
- Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards. -
- Fulfills
- Safety and
- Regulatory
- Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
- Managing
- Resources
- Effectively : -
- Demonstrates
- Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. -
- Stewards
- Organizational
- Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. -
- Makes
- Data
- Driven
- Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
- Fostering
- Innovation : -
- Generates
- New
- Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. -
- Applies
- Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. -
- Adapts to
- Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work. Position Qualifications:
Responsibilities: Certifications: Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level
- Less than 1 year
- Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required) This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
