What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Intern position at Project Home?
Project HOME is seeking a Nurse Intern (RN) at the Stephen Klein Wellness Center. You will gain hands-on clinical experience while serving individuals and families in a compassionate, trauma-informed environment focused on dignity, healing, and whole-person care. This internship is an opportunity to grow your nursing skills alongside an interdisciplinary team dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty through accessible healthcare and supportive services.
As a Nurse Intern, you will support the nursing team by providing patient-centered care and clinical support services, including:
- Conduct nursing assessments and triage for walk-in patients
- Respond to incoming sick calls following Stephen Klein Wellness Center protocols
- Educate and counsel patients and families on medications, chronic disease management, acute illnesses, and family planning
- Support nursing care management programs, including:
- Antipsychotic Injection Panel
- Persons Living With HIV initiatives
- Assist with documentation and coordination of care within the electronic health record system
- Deliver care using trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices
- Participant in the Independence Blue Cross Foundation's Nurses for Tomorrow Internship Program
- Currently enrolled and in good academic standing within a nursing program
- Current CPR Certification
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care practices
- Experience supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness, substance dependence, or trauma
- Strong organizational, administrative, and computer skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook
- Experience working within an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
Project HOME provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Project HOME prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.