About this role
Our Med Surg Department is looking for a Nurse Intern to join their team!
This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience while continuing your nursing education and working alongside our experienced RNs.
Schedule: Approximately 12 hours per week, with hours varying based on department needs.
Shifts: • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM • 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
About the Nurse Intern Role:
The Nurse Intern (NI) is a nursing student who is currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to Registered Nurse (RN) licensure. The role may also include a nursing graduate who has not yet passed the licensure exam and is awaiting a re-take, at which time they will be identified as a Nurse Technician.
Nurse Interns always work under the direct and present supervision of a Registered Nurse, providing an excellent opportunity to build clinical skills, confidence, and experience in a hospital setting.
Education and Training Required:
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• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Active certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) preferred.
• The student nurse will be in their fourth (4th) semester of a two year Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program or in the fourth (4th) year of a four year Bachelors Degree of Nursing (BSN) program.
• Completion of basic clinical skills as required by their current nursing program.
• Graduate nurses who receive notification of failure of State Boards shall practice under the position description (NT).
• BLS Certification required.
Physical Demands:
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• Frequently stand, walk, and sit.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients and maneuvering equipment while using gait belts and transfer devices.
• Occasionally push and pull up to 25 pounds for transporting patients and moving equipment.
• Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve equipment or supplies.
• Occasionally handle objects, smell, feel control knobs, switches and levers.
• Frequently carry objects weighing 10 pounds or less.
• Occasionally carry objects weighing 11 – 15 pounds.