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Advanced Care Partners Program at University of Colorado Hospital

 

Greetings ACP Applicant:

We have come to the start of another selection period for Advanced Care Partners positions.  Please review the web for all pertinent information related to the program, including the start date and deadlines.

The next ACP orientation will start on May 14, 2012.  This is a week long orientation, and it is required of the Advanced Care Partner to coordinate personal schedules and attend all parts of orientation. 

Thank you,

ACP Recruiter

 

Become an ACP at the Region's only Academic Medical Center

The Advanced Care Partners Program at University of Colorado Hospital provides employment opportunities to BSN nursing students who have completed their Med/Surg I clinical rotation. Advanced Care Partners will work under the supervision of a registered nurse in selected clinical areas, and function as CNAs with additional specialized skills.

Benefits for BSN Students

  • Increase clinical competency caring for patients
  • Enhance critical thinking skills
  • Develop more advanced interpersonal skills
  • Build self-confidence
  • Establish an excellent bridge to the University of Colorado Hospital's Graduate Nurse Residency Program
  • Determine if your clinical service is a “match” as a start to your nursing career
  • Perform in an evidence-based, knowledge-driven environment
  • Gain insights into how delegated personnel work with a professional registered nurse

Other skills you will learn:

  • Place peripheral IVs; remove peripheral capped IV’s
  • Perform phlebotomy
  • Place and remove urinary drainage catheters
  • Assist RNs with collecting patient admission data
  • Perform sterile dressing changes
  • Perform unit-specific skills such as:
    • placing telemetry patches for monitoring
    • applying orthopedic devices

About Our Hospital

A great nursing hospital. Since 2002, University of Colorado Hospital has been designated three consecutive times as an ANCC Magnet Hospital for its excellence in nursing services. More features that make University of Colorado Hospital an acknowledged leader:

  • Regional Burn Center
  • Certified Primary Stroke Center
  • National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center
  • Trauma-certified hospital
  • Winner of the UCH 2011 Quality Leadership Award
  • Innovative research and patient care programs in all specialties
  • Shares the Anschutz Medical Campus with the University of Colorado Denver's renowned health sciences schools

For more information about Nursing at the University of Colorado Hospital, please click here.

About University of Colorado Hospital Nursing

We hire only BSN graduate nurses, who enjoy the following benefits of working with us:

  • Nurse/Patient ratios are extremely favorable in medical surgical specialty units
  • Active education and nursing research programs
  • Clinical Ladder System for professional advancement
  • Classes and support groups for new graduate residents
  • Fantastic learning environment for individuals beginning their nursing career
  • Evidence-based nursing practice hospital

For more information about our Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Residency Program, please click here.

Application Information and Requirements

Eligibility Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in an accredited nursing baccalaureate program (BSN). -Accelerated Nursing Students are not eligible.
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  • Must be able to attend Hospital Orientation, ACP orientation and Computer Training on the week of May 14, 2012. Hospital orientation is Monday and Tuesday, and  ACP orientation is on Wednesday, of the orientation week.  The following Monday is computer training.  All orientation days will be all-day.  No exceptions are permitted.  Therefore, it is important that personal and school schedules are coordinated beforehand. 

  • Must have completed Med/Surg I before program start date

  • Be able to work at least one 12 hour shift (day, nights or weekends, as needed by unit) per week consistently until graduation. ACP positions are not seasonal or temporary positions. Out-of-state candidates are eligible to apply for the Summer ACP Program only. Summer ACPs are required to work full-time hours during the summer.

  • Preference will be given to applicants who are at least one year or more from graduation. Applicants graduating within the next year are encouraged to wait and apply for the Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Residency Program   

Application Requirements

  1. Online Application – All ACPs must submit their applications via their online application.  Please ensure that all forms are attached successfully before leaving the job application site - www.uch.edu/find-a-job/current-job-openings.                  
  2.    Resume  
  4.  Nursing School Unofficial Transcripts – We only need unofficial transcripts from your current institutions where you are attending nursing school.
  5.  ACP Clinical Evaluation – Please have your clinical instructor email this document to uch-sn-recruiting@uch.edu RE: ACP Application. Please remember to include the candidate's full name on all email submissions.
  6.  Unexpired American Heart Association CPR Card.                  

Reminders

  • Due to the number of applications, HR is unable to confirm receipt of your application.
  • Please put your name on each page of your application including e-mail attachments and faxes.
  • We highly discourage applicants from approaching hiring managers directly in regards to openings. All applications must go through Human Resources.

For additional questions, please e-mail them directly to uch-sn-recruiting@uch.edu 

Interviewing & Offers

  • Applications will be reviewed by a recruiter after all four components (application/resume, questionnaire, clinical reference and transcripts) have been received in Human Resources.
  • Offers will be made contingent upon passing a post-offer, pre-employment physical examination and background check.

To apply directly to the site, please click on the link below:

https://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=UCH&cws=1&rid=2340

If you have additional questions about the Advanced Care Partner Program, please e-mail them to uch-sn-recruiting@uch.edu.