Nurse Intern

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • New York, NY

6d • $18 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Intern assists in implementing direct daily patient care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role is for ADN or BSN students eligible to graduate within nine months of their program. On-the-job training is provided before the intern performs primary functions. After graduating from an ADN or BSN program, the intern will proceed through the hire process into a Graduate Nurse and Registered Nurse role.

The position is part-time at 0.50 FTE, with varied days and hours. The role is based at 1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• BLS certification required at the time of hire.
• Currently enrolled in a state-approved nursing program.
• Eligible to graduate from an ADN or BSN program within nine months.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive and focused patient assessments based on diagnosis, co-morbidities, diagnostics, and provider orders.
• Document patient assessments, interventions, and nursing care accurately and promptly.
• Demonstrate safe medication management, including medication-administration rights, reconciliation, reporting, and review of compatibility and potential side effects.
• Demonstrate IV fluid and medication therapy using infusion pumps, including selecting tubing and making correct Y-port and secondary-tubing connections.
• Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary teams using the SBAR format.
• Use safe patient-handling equipment and assistive devices in the work area.
• Perform procedures according to guidelines, policies, and procedures and follow the nursing process: assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate.
• Identify risk factors and prevention measures associated with hospital-acquired infections and quality initiatives.
• Demonstrate the process for patient admission, discharge, and transfer.
• Participate in bedside shift reports, purposeful rounding, and room safety checks, involving patients, caregivers, and support members as appropriate.
• Identify, educate about, and document the patient's plan of care and goals.
• Correlate laboratory and diagnostic findings to the patient's condition.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern
• Shift differentials for night and weekend shifts, and differentials for higher education, certifications, and certain lead roles, for eligible positions
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• Wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges

What This Job Offers

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