Early Career Decision

Mercy Health • Defiance, OH

7d

About The Position

The Clinical Nursing Student - Immersion provides direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse (RN) or designated healthcare professional, following applicable federal, state, and local regulations and Bon Secours Mercy Health policies, procedures, and guidelines. The temporary Nursing Immersion program enhances participants’ clinical work experience. The role supports patient care across the age groups served by the assigned unit and requires compliance with infection-control policies, universal precautions, and use of personal protective equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Currently enrolled in a nursing program and successful completion of program-specific educational requirements for the immersion level.
• Ability to clearly communicate with other members of the healthcare team.
• Ability to understand and follow directions from the healthcare team.
• Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations, including fall prevention, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, and environment of care.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and transmission-based precautions.
• Understanding of clerical duties and office-based technology.
• Understanding of team dynamics.
• Ability to collect and document patient data, including vital signs, intake/output, and changes in patient condition.
• Ability to provide basic hygiene and activities-of-daily-living care.
• Ability to assist with feeding, hydration, nutrition, bowel and bladder elimination, ambulation, and patient mobility.
• Ability to use clinical technology.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to care.
• Accountability for completing assigned tasks.
• Ability to escalate concerns through the chain of command.
• Critical thinking and advanced problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of the nursing process.
• Professionalism.
• Ability to perform shift work.
• Ability to maneuver patients’ weight.
• Manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, finger dexterity, and repetitive arm and hand movements.
• Ability to hear alarms, telephone calls, and audio recordings; reach above shoulder level; and use far and near visual acuity and color vision.
• Ability to work under periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads, interruptions, and periods of working alone.
• Ability to travel by car to off-site locations as needed, occasionally in adverse weather; stated travel is not to exceed 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Recent experience as a Patient Care Technician, Certified Nursing Assistant, or in another medical role.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Support the nurse in applying the nursing process under RN direction.
• Collaborate with the RN to develop critical-thinking skills and support quality patient care.
• Seek educational opportunities related to nursing practice and critical thinking.
• Provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital-sign recording, personal care and hygiene, mobility, and applicable unit-specific duties, in accordance with nursing-school, facility, and state-board requirements.
• Act as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes or concerns to the nurse.
• Provide high-level customer service to patients, their families, visitors, and employees.
• Complete accurate, precise, and timely patient-care documentation when applicable.
• Participate in handoffs and report relevant patient and departmental information when arriving and leaving.
• Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
• Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients on the assigned unit.
• Follow infection-control policies, use universal precautions and personal protective equipment, and learn applicable infection-control procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental-health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary by market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED