Nursing Student

St. Luke's University Health Network

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About The Position

St. Luke’s is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees, students, nursing school instructors and volunteers. Together, they are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees, students, nursing school instructors and volunteers are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses, and other health care providers; and improves access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for health care. St. Luke’s offers many opportunities for our student population. We hope you will find these opportunities equally fulfilling and rewarding. Prior to starting your student internship or your nursing school instructor assignment at St. Luke’s, it will be necessary for you to complete specific requirements and orientation materials, which you will need to provide during the student/nursing school instructor application process. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse the student assists in providing goal directed individualized patient care, utilizing the nursing process and the nursing care plan, to an assigned group of patients. Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse, the student performs all or part of the following duties. "Please note that as part of the application process you will have to upload documentation attesting that you have the required criminal background and health history clearances completed by your school. Additionally, you will have to upload a completed Research Review Committee-Student Research Acknowledgement form that must be signed off by your school. Please do not proceed with completing your student application unless you have the substantiating documentation ready to submit as part of your application."

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care, consistent with medical plan of care for patient assignment under the direct supervision of the RN.
• Performs physical assessment of the patient.
• Demonstrates professional behavior in all interactions with patients, their families, and other members of the health care team.
• Maintains composure in unpredictable or stressful situations.
• Receives and gives verbal reports on each patient at start/end of each clinical experience.
• Prepares patients for transport to other hospital departments for testing; prepares patients for discharge.
• Prepares and administers medications prescribed for the patient under the direct supervision of an RN
• Performs documentation in the patients’ medical record.
• Provides basic patient care.
• Provides individual patient education, in accordance with accepted nursing practice and plan of care.
• Discharge planning.
• Utilizes therapeutic communication techniques.
• Interacts with providers regarding patient condition.
• Applies knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on assigned units using principles of growth and development over the life span
• Complies with all SLUHN confidentiality policies and code of conduct

What This Job Offers

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