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MOSSM Health St. Joseph Hospital Lake Saint Louis
Regular
Job Highlights:
Ready to start your career in healthcare St. Charles Community College and SSM Health are seeking qualified individuals to attend training to work as fulltime Clinical Partners at St. Joseph Hospital Wentzville St. Joseph Hospital Lake St. Louis and St. Joseph Hospital St. Charles. This 6week accelerated training program combines online classroom instruction handson skill labs and onthejob training in a clinical practice. The training satisfies the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services requirements for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP).
This is an entry level job if you already have your UAP or CNA you do not need to complete this program.
Training Schedule: June 9th 2025 July 18th 2025
Classroom Training 3 alternating weeks at St. Charles Community College Dardenne location
Clinical Practice 3 alternating weeks
Three 12hour shifts weekly at the assigned SSM Health Hospital
Shift availability is determined by each department.
Job Summary:
Participates in training program while working in job capacity. Supports the overall positive patient care experience by providing assistance to nursing staff and physicians. Provides patient care responsibilities under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contributes to the overall quality and safe care for patients by answering call lights taking vital signs and monitoring behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration.
- Creates a positive patient experience by assisting patients with their activities of daily living including assisting with baths ambulating feeding skin care personal and oral hygiene and making occupied and unoccupied beds.
- Contributes to quality care and safety by assisting and performing procedures such as toileting turning cough and deep breathing catheter care collection of biological specimens measuring and recording intake and output of fluids.
- Contributes to exceptional patient satisfaction by establishing a compassionate environment by timely responses to patients needs open communication and providing emotional and psychological support.
- Contributes to safety and quality care by relaying information via charting and communicating to team members.
- Attends classes and clinical rotations as determined by program.
- Communicates clearly with instructors associates and patients.
- Complies with privacy and confidentiality policies related to utilization of the medical record.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 025 lbs.
- Frequent reaching gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near 20 inches or less) and far 20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional bending stooping crawling kneeling sitting squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 2550 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.
Work Shift:
Variable Shift (United States of America)
Employee
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (prorated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.