2027 Summer Student Nursing Program - Richmond Market

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Richmond, VA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nursing Student – Summer provides direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse or designated healthcare professional, following applicable federal, state, and local regulations and the organization’s policies and procedures. This temporary, time-limited summer program provides clinical experience and exposure. The role is primarily job shadowing, with aspects of clinical care potentially delegated by an RN.

The student supports the RN in applying the nursing process, develops critical-thinking skills through collaboration, and seeks educational opportunities related to nursing practice. The student shadows the RN to understand the role within the care team and patient-care delivery. When delegated and competency has been validated, the student may provide basic patient care, including comfort, vital signs, personal care, hygiene, mobility, and other unit-based duties consistent with nursing-program, facility, and state requirements. The student communicates patient changes or concerns to the nurse, documents care when applicable, and participates in hand-offs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Currently enrolled in an RN nursing program and successful completion of program-specific educational requirements, with planned or anticipated graduation within 12 months of the summer program start.
• Ability to communicate clearly with other healthcare-team members and understand and follow their directions.
• Knowledge of patient and healthcare safety standards and regulations, including falls, skin breakdown, suicide prevention, and environment of care.
• Knowledge of infection prevention, transmission-based precautions, team dynamics, patient data collection and documentation, basic hygiene and activities of daily living, and clinical technology.
• Compassionate, relationship-based approach to care; accountability; critical thinking; advanced problem solving; understanding of the nursing process; and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Recent experience in an acute-care or long-term-care facility.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

• Support the RN in applying the nursing process and collaborate to promote quality patient care.
• Seek educational opportunities related to nursing practice and critical thinking.
• Shadow the RN to learn the role within the care team and patient-care delivery.
• Provide basic patient care under direction, including comfort, recording vital signs, personal care and hygiene, mobility, and applicable unit-based duties.
• Act as a liaison between patients and nurses by reporting changes or concerns to the nurse.
• Provide high-level customer service to patients, families, visitors, and employees.
• Complete accurate, precise, and timely patient-care documentation when applicable.
• Participate in hand-offs and report relevant patient and departmental information when arriving and leaving.
• Perform delegated tasks after competency has been validated.
• Assist with feeding, hydration, nutrition, bowel and bladder elimination, ambulation, and patient mobility.
• Follow patient and healthcare safety standards, infection-prevention practices, and transmission-based precautions.
• Complete assigned tasks and escalate concerns through the chain of command.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 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.

What This Job Offers

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