Nurse Intern (Oak 8 W Surg Med)

Student

Position Summary: Performs patient care under the direction of a registered nurse. Provides therapeutic and administrative services necessary for the care of the patient, in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with professional practices and ethical standards.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care, including treatments under supervision of an RN. Specifically:
• Provides basic patient care services such as ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance, prescribed bowel and bladder program assistance, meal set-up, etc.
• Assists with procedures and treatments within scope of training and competency validation, as directed and supervised by the registered nurse.
• Assists the registered nurse in ongoing assessment of patient status, developing of plan of care and expected outcomes, implementation and evaluation of plan of care and expected outcomes.
• Collects, records, and reports pertinent patient data. Reports significant changes in patient status to the registered nurse in a timely and responsive manner.
• Effectively utilizes appropriate communication styles and supports unit and hospital goals and objectives.
• May provide other support services, dictated by patient needs, as a care delivery team member.
• Complies with all health care regulations, such as HIPAA and OSHA.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Currently and actively enrolled in an accredited associate degree or Bachelor of Science (ADN/BSN) nursing program.
• Successfully completed both theory and clinical aspects of "Fundamentals of Nursing" and a clinical rotation, preferably medical/surgical nursing.
• BLS certification.

Preferred:

• One year prior work experience as a nurse assistant.

McLaren Medical Group