Nurse Intern

Position Summary

Baptist Health Shelby 

Alabaster, AL 

Nurse Intern

 

 

 

 

Position SummaryPerforms general patient care such as, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and increased/constant observation in a basic role with the guidance and mentoring of the Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions • Provides routine treatments and interventions consistent with the educational level and skills learned in the academic environment and demonstrated competency through Orlando Health. • Performs advanced skills after achievement of demonstrated competencies such as: nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning, and removal; wound irrigation; complex dressing change without packing of wounds; maintenance of enteral tube feeding (Dobhoff, Nasogastric, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy).. • Performs increase or continuous visual observation for Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients as assigned. • Assists patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs. • Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team. • Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients. • Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality. • Follows standard precautions. Adheres to Hand Hygiene and PPE procedures. • Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the registered nurse (RN) and other members of the healthcare team. • Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding on patients. • Documents information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines. • Transports and assists patients through the admission and discharge process. Transports Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures. • Maintains a safe and clean environment. • Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members. • Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products and medications (excluding substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility. • Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests. • May have limited access to areas storing medications. • Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Other Related Functions • Completes all mandatory training. • Participates in nursing Performance Improvement (PI) activities as assigned. • Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies. • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the population of patients served on his or her assigned unit. • Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status. • Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs. • Provides the care needed as described in Orlando Health’s policies and procedures. • Consistently uses time and resources effectively and efficiently. • Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Nursing student currently enrolled in a nursing program at a college or university. • Successful completion of fundamentals nursing course. • Proof of continued enrollment in a pre-licensure, professional nursing program with no break in enrollment to exceed one year. Licensure/Certification Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification. Experience None