Paid Summer Nurse Internship Program

Levindale Hospital is offering a Paid Summer student nurse intern program!

10 Weeks Paid Student Nurse Intern Program, starting in June of 2024!

Position Summary:

Performs routine patient care procedures as determined by the plan of care and directed by the Registered Nurse. Unified by the core purpose of creating a healthier community one person at a time, the members of the Division of Patient Care Services commit themselves to sustaining a culture focused on achieving optimal patient outcomes. Each employee is obligated to deliver highly reliable care while adhering to all National Patient Safety Goals. This occurs within a learning environment that is supportive and just, where each employee is valued for their contribution to the collective safety of patients, staff, and visitors. Of equal importance is each employee’s commitment to the value of teamwork in order to promote a unified and spirited workplace.

Essential Functions:

• In a team relationship with the RN, performs duties to support the daily care of the patient.
• Provides care and assists patients in performing activities of daily living.
• Based on patient's plan of care, performs technical skills including initiation of IV's and discontinuation, medLock, phlebotomy, EKG's, postural drainage, insertion, irrigation, maintenance and removal of urinary catheters, decubitus care for Stage I and Stage II ulcers and dressing changes.
• Assists in preparation for new admission, transfer and discharge of patient as directed by RN.
• Assists in reinforcing patient/family education as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Provides turning and positioning using proper body mechanics and lifting devices, as indicated by patient condition.
• Performs routine treatment procedures within the scope of practice.
• Takes temperature, pulse, respirations, weight, height and blood pressure per protocol accurately and in a timely manner.
• Prepares patient with meal selection, feeding, tray set up and positioning to eat.
• Answers call lights in a timely manner. Anticipates patient needs. Makes rounds of assigned patients based on unit schedule.
• Assists with handling and care of clothing and other personal property (glasses, dentures, contact lenses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices, etc.)
• Collects and transports specimens according to procedure.
• Performs ROM, ambulation and wheelchair mobility.
• Assembles or collects appropriate sterile or non-sterile equipment/supplies in preparation for testing or treatment procedures performed by professional staff.
• Performs duties and responsibilities for patients in isolation according to established departmental procedures.
• With the RN, gathers data relevant to the individual needs of the patient and/or family and immediately reports to the Registered Nurse.
• Alerts nurse of abnormal findings or changes in patient's baseline condition immediately, including refusal of any procedure or task.
• Observes patient's condition, recognizes implications or abnormal baseline diagnostic results and reports to the RN

Level of Supervision

• Required: Works under constant supervision

Qualifications/Requirements

This program is RN students, rising seniors and current seniors. 

Education/Knowledge:

• Experience: Less than one year
• Education Discipline: Nursing student enrolled in a BSN Nursing Program. Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• CNA certificate required
• American Heart Association CPR Certification
• Enrollment in an accredited BSN Nursing Program
• Have to be able to commit to 36 hour work week day or night, plus 4 hours of class once a week, usually in the mornings.