Nursing Clinical Internship (NCI)

Avera • Sioux Falls, SD

15h

About The Position

The Nurse Clinical Intern provides nursing care under the direction and guidance of a Registered Nurse mentor. The intern uses the nursing process and is accountable for individual actions and patient-care outcomes. The role follows the ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice and Avera’s standards for competent, professional nursing care and behavior.

The intern supports patients and their families by developing and evaluating care plans, providing education and emotional support, coordinating with the healthcare team, documenting care, and maintaining a safe care environment. The position also involves keeping patient-care equipment and supplies ready and developing nursing capabilities through training provided by leadership and the mentor.

Requirements

• Some college.
• Currently enrolled in a CCNE- or NLN-accredited Registered Nursing program and have completed all but the final one or two semesters.
• Must be able to work the hours specified.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions satisfactorily, including adequate visual acuity and the ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment and coordinate workflow with other team members.
• Comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards, including those associated with CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions, communicating care plans and pertinent information to the healthcare team, coordinating with healthcare providers, supporting patients and their families, and conferring with physicians.
• Develop nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories, examining patients, documenting physical and psychological condition and social factors, conferring with family and friends, developing nursing diagnoses, and defining care objectives and interventions.
• Educate patients and their families about conditions, medications, and self-care, answer questions, and provide information and resources.
• Evaluate patient care against therapeutic and patient-care standards, review records, identify changing conditions and needs, and modify care plans as needed.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy patient-care environment by following infection-control, medication, controlled-substance, organizational, and legal requirements, and alerting others to potential concerns.
• Document patient-care services in patient and department records.
• Maintain patient-care equipment by following operating instructions and procedures, troubleshooting problems, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and requesting repairs.
• Keep patient-care supplies available by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and stocking items.
• Enhance nursing capabilities through training as outlined by leadership and the mentor.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed