Clinical Partner 2 (CNA)

The Clinical Partner II (CP) is a staff position responsible for providing basic technical nursing care skills under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN). The CP is a valued member of the nursing team who works in close collaboration with the assigned RN to provide safe and quality patient centered care and functions under the direction of the RN. The CP is not an independent practitioner and requires delegation of functions and the oversight of assigned task by the RN, for example wound care, discontinuing a saline lock, or discontinuing a Foley catheter. The CP works closely with the RN who should assess competence before assigning a task. When in doubt, no task should be performed unless the CP is competent and has been signed off on the task.