is UCH Advanced Care Partners Internships a paid position?

AKali86 · Jul 28, 2011

Hi Sourapril!

Advanced Care Partners (ACP) are paid positions at UCH. Did you recently apply/interview?

sourapril · Jul 28, 2011

No but I am interested.

AKali86 · Jul 28, 2011

I was just hired as an ACP-- orientation starts on Aug 22nd! I am pretty excited/nervous :)

sourapril · Jul 28, 2011

Congrats! What did you do to make yourself more competitive?

AKali86 · Jul 29, 2011

Thank you! I have some experience in the health care field, lots of volunteering under my belt and a great recommendation from a past clinical instructor. I think the interview went pretty well too. I was a tad nervous because it was a panel (made up of the hiring nurse managers) asking me the questions. If you have anymore questions-send them this way!

sourapril · Jul 29, 2011

Do you know how many applied and how many they hired?

Do you get to pick the area or do they place you wherever they need you?

Is it just one interview or multiple interviews?

How long did it take from the time you applied to when they told you you were hired?

Thank you!

AKali86 · Jul 29, 2011

I don't remember what the specific numbers were- but I know that they had a decent amount of openings and not a ridiculous amount of applicants-which is pretty rare. They open and close their application times so quickly- so you have to jump on it when they do open. Make sure that you apply right after Med/Surg I, if they are hiring. I heard that they typically like to have you working as an ACP for at least a year- so if you wait till 6 months till graduation then your chances of getting the job as an ACP are pretty slim.

You can tell them your preferences on which floor you would like to work-and they consider that in making their decision. However, if they feel you would do better on a certain floor (or a particular NM likes you) then you will get placed there.

It was just one interview with a panel

It took about a week for them to call and set up an interview (which was one week later), then about a week and a half to get the phone call that I was hired--so a few weeks from start to finish.

Anymore ?'s--send them my way :)

sourapril · Jul 29, 2011

Thank you for your responses. I will definitely apply once I finish m/s I. Which unit will you be working at? Good luck!