Student Nurse Associate, Pediatric Unit

Morristown Hamblen Healthcare • Morristown, TN

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About The Position

The Student Nurse Associate in the Pediatric Unit at Morristown-Hamblen Health System is a PRN/OCC position with variable hours and shifts per pay period. The facility has 167 licensed beds and offers a range of ancillary services including Laboratory, Radiology, and Therapy services. The hospital is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide the best possible patient care. The Student Nurse Associate will perform a wide variety of patient care activities and supportive services under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Requirements

• Student in an accredited nursing education program.
• Must have junior or senior year status.
• Must have successfully completed the fundamental clinical skills portion of the program or must complete the program within the same semester of hiring into the position.
• CPR certification required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Ability to perform as a nursing assistant.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills according to age-specific needs of the population served.
• Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressure, weight, height, and intake-output measurements.
• Documents oxygen saturation if patient is connected to continuous pulse oximetry.
• Completes designated patient care activities and provides for patient comfort and privacy.
• Identifies and assists patients that need assistance with nutrition and/or hydration.
• Empties drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins and records intake and output.
• Helps to maintain a clean and orderly patient and work environment.
• Revises and updates the plan of care as problems change and/or new problems are identified in collaboration with R.N.
• Assists RN in obtaining a thorough nursing history on assigned patients.
• Demonstrates effective therapeutic communication skills.
• Documents/maintains patient record as appropriate.
• Performs basic dressing changes and is knowledgeable of the fundamentals of sterile technique.
• Evaluates nursing care actions and patient responses and documents each shift.
• Observes and responds appropriately to changes and complications in patient conditions and reports significant changes to RN.
• Documents treatments and diagnostic tests with results and response in a clear, concise, accurate, and legible manner.
• Observes assigned post-treatment/operative patients immediately upon return to floor and initiates appropriate nursing actions.
• Obtains RN signature for review and co-signature of all entries.
• Completes assigned tasks with minimal supervision but seeks guidance when uncertain how to perform a procedure.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively perform under stress.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards, completes required education assignments annually, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree