Summer Nurse Intern
Come join our team as a Summer Intern at Ridgeview Medical Center!
Deadline to apply is December 13, 2024
Purpose of Job:
This position is responsible for assisting with direct and non-direct patient care functions and other assigned tasks under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Job Functions:
- Hangs maintenance IV fluids with no additives. IV fluids with additives must be checked by an RN.
- Inserts/Removes urinary drainage catheters.
- Changes dressings.
- Starts IV’s. Discontinues INT/IV’s.
- Discharges teachings (application, discontinuing of monitoring electrodes/devices)
- Reinforces patient education per direction of nursing staff.
- Participates in education activities that contribute to improved clinical competency and personal work satisfaction.
- Reports all pertinent patient information to appropriate nursing personnel.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education/Work Experience:
- Currently enrolled in a Baccalaureate Degree Nursing program with graduations anticipated within 12 months of internship
- Enrolled in an accredited nursing program in Minnesota
- Enrolled in Clinical Elective Nursing Internship course for the duration of internship
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Basic knowledge of sterile technique and handling of sterile equipment
- Good customer services skills to facilitate appropriate interaction with patients and families
- Knowledge of basic patient care duties
- Knowledge of patient positioning to promote correct body alignment/padding
- Knowledge of personal protective equipment required for working with bio hazardous material
- Understanding and practice of patient confidentiality
- Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above.