Nursing Student Wellness Internship (LPN/RN)
About The Position
Juniper Communities’ Daylesford Crossing offers an eight-week educational internship for current LPN or RN students and recent graduates. Based at 1450 Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA 19301, the part-time program is scheduled approximately three days per week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The unpaid internship provides supervised opportunities to learn about senior living, resident wellness, person-centered care, individualized care planning, and interdisciplinary teamwork while working alongside the Director of Wellness and associates across Connections, Dining, and other departments. Interns explore whole-person wellness, healthy aging, safety, memory and engagement, and how wellness programming supports residents’ quality of life. The experience includes projects such as reviewing a resident wellness journey, proposing an engagement initiative, and presenting a final wellness improvement proposal to community leaders. Activities take place under appropriate staff supervision. Interns do not independently perform clinical duties, administer medications, make clinical decisions, assess residents, or provide clinical advice. Access to resident records and care-planning discussions is allowed only when authorized and in accordance with privacy policies. Participation does not replace required nursing clinical rotations or guarantee future employment.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in or graduated from an LPN or RN nursing program.
- Interest in senior living, healthy aging, wellness, or person-centered care.
- Compassionate, dependable, curious, and eager to learn.
- Enjoy communicating and collaborating with people from different backgrounds.
- Want to understand how wellness and clinical care complement one another.
- Value resident dignity, privacy, personal choice, and independence.
Responsibilities
- Learn how physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual well-being contribute to residents’ quality of life.
- Observe how residents’ preferences, abilities, interests, and routines inform person-centered care.
- Explore how wellness programming aligns with individualized goals, resident safety, documentation, and regulatory expectations.
- Learn about fall-prevention education, nutrition, hydration, mobility awareness, and safe participation in wellness programs.
- Explore how creative expression, meaningful activities, and social relationships support well-being.
- Learn how Wellness, Connections, Dining, nursing, and community leadership collaborate to support residents.
- Develop a wellness initiative and present recommendations to community leaders.
- Work toward a resident wellness journey review, a proposed engagement initiative, and a final wellness improvement proposal.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
