SSM Health

SSM Health

Operates hospitals, clinics, and health plans

Clinical Partner - Cardiac / Stepdown

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
In Person

About the job

Requirements
  • Completion of a state-approved unlicensed assist personnel program, documented proof of meeting exempted unlicensed assist personnel guidelines, or enrollment in the unlicensed assist personnel program through SSM Health upon hire.
  • For employees hired in Oklahoma or Wisconsin, completion of the Clinical Partner I orientation checklist during the 90-day orientation or probationary period.
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
  • Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
  • Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including constant standing and walking, frequent lifting or pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 pounds, and occasional lifting or moving patients.
Responsibilities
  • Receive patient care assignments from the registered nurse in charge and initiate delegated tasks within demonstrated competence for the patient age group served.
  • Collect and document admission-assessment, reassessment, appointment, and surgery-scheduling data at specified times, and provide appropriate data to the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse for analysis and validation.
  • Inform the licensed nurse of changes in patient condition or needs, patient complaints, and patient or significant-other educational needs.
  • Stock and maintain supplies and equipment according to patient-care needs and cost-containment requirements.
  • Answer telephones, relay messages, transcribe physician orders, and prepare and organize patient medical records.
  • Answer patients’ calls for help, take vital signs, and monitor behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration in the inpatient environment.
  • Assist with bathing, ambulation, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene, occupied and unoccupied beds, dressing changes, enemas, ostomy care, toileting, turning, cough and deep-breathing exercises, catheter care, biological-specimen collection, and measuring and recording fluid intake and output.
  • Prepare inpatients for discharge and accompany them upon dismissal as indicated.
  • Orient new patients and significant others to the nursing unit.
  • Manage referrals for medical and surgical specialist appointments in the outpatient environment.
  • Provide patient-care assistance to patients three years of age or older in the outpatient environment.
  • Perform point-of-care testing according to policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

About the company

SSM Health is a Catholic, not‑for‑profit integrated health system serving the Midwest. It runs 23 hospitals, 490+ physician offices and outpatient centers, plus virtual and post‑acute care, as well as a health plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, and an accountable care organization. It coordinates care across the full continuum—from physician clinics to hospital care—while serving the uninsured and Medicaid populations and pursuing clinical research in oncology, pediatrics, and cardiovascular health. Its goal is to improve population health through coordinated, accessible care and expanded behavioral health access within a diversified, faith‑based nonprofit framework.

Company Size

11-50

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What believers are saying

  • 2025 operating income reached $148.5 million after 2024's $70 million loss.
  • Q1 2026 operating income rose to $7.1 million on $3.3 billion revenue.
  • July 2025 Verona outpatient center opens September 2026, expanding Wisconsin outpatient access.

What critics are saying

  • June 2026 DOJ settlement hit SLU Hospital pharmacy for waived copays and whistleblower claims.
  • SSM's Q1 2026 operating margin stayed only 0.2%, leaving no shock absorber.
  • St. Louis University Hospital drives roughly 80% of nurse contract labor, concentrating staffing risk.

What makes SSM Health unique

  • Catholic mission and Midwest footprint unify 23 hospitals across four states.
  • SSM Health runs hospitals, insurance, PBM, and an ACO under one system.
  • Saint Louis University partnership strengthens oncology, pediatrics, and cardiovascular research.

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Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

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