Nursing Summer Intern

SUMMARY

The Nursing Summer Intern is responsible for providing basic patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse and other healthcare team members. This position is designed for students pursuing a nursing career to gain hands-on experience in a hospital setting.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability to be successful.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to the following)

• Make complete rounds and check condition of assigned patients to ensure maximum care and to determine need for additional or modified services.
• Provide basic nursing care to the medical-surgical patient as well as willingly assist with care of patients in other departments and notify registered nurse of changes in patient condition or status.
• Interact with all visitors, providers, coworkers and other departments in a customer friendly, courteous, and professional manner.
• Ensures all patient information is kept confidential.  Adheres to patient rights policies.
• Openness to new approaches, methods or technology in the ever-changing healthcare setting.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Must be 18 years or older; 17-year-old applicants may qualify if they are currently enrolled in a nursing program
• Obtain and maintain CPR Certification required
• Ability to successfully complete telemetry class to obtain basic knowledge of cardiac rhythms, within the first year of employment.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with prevalent professional demeanor
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation
• Supports and drives goals of the Company
• High ethical standards
• Highly motivated
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in fast paced, rapidly changing and regulated environment
• Detail oriented
• Effective time management
• Analytical skills to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Exhibit sound and accurate judgment
• Ability to work effectively across departmental teams
• Maintain professional technical knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new approaches
• Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment