Nurse Extern

Lifepoint Health•Danville, VA

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Sovah Health – Martinsville, VA is a 220-bed acute-care hospital providing over 22 medical specialties. Among the services we offer are a home health & hospice agency, advanced wound healing center, cardiac rehabilitation center, two cardiac catheterization labs, and medical & radiation oncology services, located in Martinsville, VA, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters. The Student Nurse Extern (SNE 1) Program provides nursing students with practical work experiences to facilitate their transition into the role of a registered nurse. Throughout the paid program, learning and nursing engagement occurs on a 24hr per unit basis in a broad range of acute care, critical care, emergency care, psychiatry, womens, & surgical/outpatient areas. SNEs gain hands-on experience in: Patient Care. Teamwork, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills and Professional Development

Requirements

The right candidate will, under the supervision of an RN, assist in assuring optimal patient care, while continuing as a Nursing Student in good standing.
The SNE I may perform acts that are routinely of any nursing assistant job description. SNE I may also perform additional acts that have been taught in their nursing education program provided they are individually educationally prepared and clinically competent to perform these acts. Such acts include phlebotomy and straight catheterization.
Applicants must have a High school diploma or equivalent required
Must be enrolled in a professional school of nursing program and have completed their first semester (Fundamentals of Nursing including clinicals).
Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association required

Responsibilities

Performs clinical skills according to hospital policy and procedures
Performs technical skill according to policy and procedure
Maintains hospital and patient confidentiality
Demonstrates concern for patient welfare by performing activities other than primary care needs
Applies knowledge of age-related factors appropriately to patients, utilizing appropriate policies and procedures.
Responds promptly to patient requests by answering call lights, greeting patients in a cheerful positive manner, answering question or fulfilling needs and alerting Registered Nurse as necessary.
Tidies rooms, makes and changes bed linens and ensure rooms are clean, neat and orderly. Assists with stocking items in rooms. Sets up oxygen flow meter, humidifier and nasal cannula as requested.
Performers courier duties to the lab and other hospital departments to deliver lab specimens (Urine, stool, sputum), or deliver and retrieval of other requested items.
Transports patients to and from various areas as needed.
Answers phones and greets patients and visitors. Performs other related duties as assigned that will facilitate achievement of quality patient care.
Takes and records vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration), measure and records intake and output, and weighs patient as assigned. Observes patient’s physical appearance, attitude, response to medications and treatments, appetite, etc and reports observations to Registered Nurse.
Performs or assists with routine procedures such as enemas, sitz baths, surgical preps, turning patients and explains procedures to patient to facilitate understanding and reduce anxiety. Gives bedpans, urinals or assists patient to commode or bathroom.
Assists patient with meals by preparing patient’s proper positioning, moving tray, and feeding patient as necessary. Ensures nourishments and water are given to patient in accordance with established schedule of as requested.
Helps patients in and out of bed and/or wheelchair. Performs back rubs, converses with patient in a positive friendly manger to reduce anxiety and encourage communications.
Participates in various in-service and staff activities to contribute to the on- going development of knowledge and to improve techniques.
Performs age specific patient assessment demonstrating awareness of growth and development for each age group. Demonstrates knowledge of age specific assessment, recognizing psychosocial levels and developmental patterns. Provides for age-appropriate stimulation and learning needs.
Adheres to Hospital’s Standards of Performance