Student Nurse Intern
Company: Lowell General Hospital
Location: Lowell
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
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Job Profile Summary ----This role focuses on providing professional
and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with
physician orders. - In addition, this role focuses on performing
the following Nursing Support duties: Provides basic care services
to patients, but does not have an RN or LPN license.--- Positions
in this nursing support work under the direction of physicians,
mid-level practitioners, and may work under the direction of
registered nurses depending on their unit. - An organizational
related support or service (administrative or clerical) role or a
role that focuses on support of daily business activities (e.g.,
technical, clinical, non-clinical) operating in a "hands on"
environment. - The majority of time is spent in the delivery of
support services or activities, typically under supervision. - An
entry level role that typically requires little to no prior
knowledge or experience, work is routine or follows standard
procedures, work is closely supervised, and communicates
information that requires little explanation or interpretation. -
-Job Overview -This position works under the supervision of the
professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the
patient's care. - This role assists in direct patient care,
provides environmental support and facilitates patient safety on
designated unit and other units as needed. - - -Job Description
-Minimum Qualifications: -1. High school diploma or equivalent. -2.
Current enrollment in an accredited nursing program and completion
of one clinical rotation. -3. Basic Life Support (BLS)
certification. - -Preferred Qualifications: -1. Completion of a
certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program or equivalent
-2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate -3. Phlebotomy
certification - -Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and
responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general
nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. -
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. - -1. Assists
the professional registered nurse in the functional care of
patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate
to the developmental age of the patient population. -2. Performs
delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the
professional nurse. -3. Provides, or assists patients with
activities of daily living (ADLs) in a safe, efficient and
respectful manner. Answers call lights and seeks appropriate
personnel/action. - Performs hourly rounding per established
guidelines. -4. Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff
utilizing the principles of hospital service standards. Introduces
self to patients and family, asking patients and family how they
would prefer to be addressed. Maintains patient and family
confidentially at all times. Responds to patient and family
requests promptly, seeking nurse's supervision as needed. -5.
Assists patients including undressing, connecting to a monitor,
records vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, height and
weight), records patient's stated level of pain, and reviews list
of medications with patient. -6. Performs all clerical duties
involved with ordering labs, x-rays, EKG's and procedures. -7.
Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring
standardize equipment is ready for use. Cares for patient
belongings. Completes belongings list -8. Transports or accompanies
patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an
efficient, safe, and respectful manner. -9. Cleans beds,
stretchers, and wheelchairs during downtimes and between
transports. -and stocks equipment, supplies, and linens to ensure
adequate par levels to meet patients' needs. - Reports
non-functioning equipment and other environmental problems to the
appropriate individuals in a timely manner. - -10. Acts as a sitter
or transporter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter
guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times. -11. Answers the
telephone, call lights and greeting visitors using proper
professional etiquette. -12. Performs the necessary tasks to ensure
a clean, clutter-free, and safe work environment for patients and
staff. - -Physical Requirements: - -1. Prolonged, extensive, or
considerable standing/walking. -2. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or
transfer patients and equipment. -3. Considerable reaching,
stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching. -4. Frequent exposure to
hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and
possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc. -5.
Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other
transmissible infections. -6. Contact with patients under wide
variety of circumstances. -7. Subject to varying and unpredictable
situations. -8. Subjected to irregular hours. -9. May have contact
with hazardous materials. - -Skills & Abilities: -1.Possesses and
applies the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to
patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging
processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each
step of the care process. -2. Ability to assist in providing care
for a designated group of patients under the direction of a
licensed nurse and according to unit guidelines hospital policies,
procedures and protocols. -3. Demonstrates the skills and knowledge
to provide care to the age groups of the population served
including: Knowledge of growth and development and Provide
age-appropriate communication. -4. Maintains positive customer
relations in all interactions. -
Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing
together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver
exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers
across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell
General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial
Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network,
and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity
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