Nurse Intern - Med Surg (12 hours per week) #4463

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:

• • • • • • 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:

• • • • • • 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.