Nursing Clinical Internship (NCI) | Med Surg Unit

Avera • Creighton, NE

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Clinical Intern (NCI) position at Avera Creighton Hospital's Med Surg Unit is a PRN role for individuals currently enrolled in a Registered Nursing program. Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse mentor, interns utilize the nursing process to provide patient care, demonstrating competence and professionalism. This role involves direct patient interaction, care plan development, patient education, evaluation of care, maintaining a safe environment, documentation, and equipment management. Interns are expected to enhance their nursing capabilities during the training period as outlined by leadership and their mentor. Avera emphasizes a team-based approach, compassion, and a commitment to advancing health.

Requirements

• Must be able to work the hours specified.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Currently enrolled and have completed all but the final one or two semesters of CCNE or NLN accredited Registered Nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Enhances nursing capabilities during training as outlined by leadership and mentor.

Benefits

• Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles
• Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship
• Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree