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SalaryFlowers Hospital - Caring for you as Family
Status: PRN (8-12hrs per week) - open to discussed increased hours
Departments: 4south and 6th
Shift: 8hr to 12hr shift available
About us: Flowers Hospital is a 235-bed healthcare facility offering inpatient, outpatient, medical, surgical, diagnostic and emergency care for the Wiregrass community. We believe in the power of people to create great care. Our mission statement of ‘Caring for you as Family’ is something we take to heart when caring for our community. Flowers Hospital was opened in 1950 by Dr. Paul Flowers serving as our lead example in caring for others. Today we are 1,350 healthcare professionals strong. We are a major referral center for the Tri-State area of south Alabama, southwest Georgia and northwest Florida. We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.
Job Summary: The Student Nurse Intern is responsible for assisting in direct patient care, specific to the unit assigned. This Includes assisting with patient transfers, repositioning, transporting of patients, supplies, or specimens and any other duties necessary to ensure optimal patient care under the direction and supervision of the professional nurse. In addition to the duties assigned to a Patient Care Technician, the Nurse Intern can complete the additional tasks of wet-to-dry and sterile dressing changes, insertion and removal of Foley Catheters, administration of routine screening tests/immunizations, removal of intravenous catheter, administration of routine oral, intramuscular, rectal, topical, or subcutaneous medications, and documentation of these procedures and medication administration.
Qualifications:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent and currently attending an accredited school of nursing (LPN, ADN or BSN) with completion of at least the first semester (Pharmacology, Health Assessment and Fundamentals of nursing)
- Experience: On the job training available
- Licenses/Certifications: Must maintain current BLS certification
Employee Benefits:
- 401K
- Competitive Salary
- Nursing Program Scholarship - $15,000
- Comprehensive Orientation Program
- Opportunity for Career Growth
- Growth toward future RN/LPN position
- Opportunity to Job Shadow other nursing areas
Education
Preferred- High School or better
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred- C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac
