Nursing Intern

Community Memorial Healthcare•San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Intern delivers high-quality, patient-centered care by performing delegated patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living. Under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Nurse Intern assists the nursing team in providing care consistent with their education, training, demonstrated competencies, validated skills, and the needs of the department. The Nurse Intern also assists the patient care team in maintaining a clean, organized, and safe patient care environment. As the Nurse Intern progresses through their nursing program, responsibilities and permitted skills may advance based on academic progression, demonstrated competency, and successful skill validation. The Nurse Intern may perform additional or higher-level patient care procedures when appropriate to their level of nursing education and training, in accordance with their nursing program's approved skills, CMH policies and procedures, department-specific requirements, and documented competency validation. All care is performed under appropriate RN supervision and within the established scope of the Nurse Intern role. The Nurse Intern must be currently enrolled and in good standing in an approved accredited school of nursing and have successfully completed at least the first semester of a clinical rotation or equivalent required clinical coursework. The Nurse Intern position is intended for actively enrolled nursing students and is time-limited through completion of the nursing program. Upon graduation, the Nurse Intern is no longer eligible to remain employed in the Nurse Intern classification and may be considered for transition to another eligible position in accordance with organizational requirements and available opportunities. Participation in the Nurse Intern Program does not guarantee selection into an RN Residency Program or a future RN position.

Requirements

Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited nursing school. The school must be accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Completed the first semester of a medical-surgical rotation (Fundamentals of Nursing), from an accredited ADN or BSN program
Maintains a GPA of 3.0
Letter of recommendation from nursing school faculty
Signed Student Nurse Skills Checklist from the school
Demonstrates good verbal, written, and computer communication skills
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Resume, academic transcripts, and letter of recommendation combined into one document and uploaded under the resume section of the application.

Responsibilities

Delivers high-quality, patient-centered care by performing delegated patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.
Assists the nursing team in providing care consistent with their education, training, demonstrated competencies, validated skills, and the needs of the department, under the supervision and direction of a Registered Nurse (RN).
Assists the patient care team in maintaining a clean, organized, and safe patient care environment.
May perform additional or higher-level patient care procedures when appropriate to their level of nursing education and training, in accordance with their nursing program's approved skills, CMH policies and procedures, department-specific requirements, and documented competency validation, all performed under appropriate RN supervision and within the established scope of the Nurse Intern role.