Nurse Intern - Med Surg (12 hours per week) #4463

Our Med Surg Department is looking for a Nurse Intern to join their team! This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience while continuing your nursing education and working alongside our experienced RNs. Schedule: Approximately 12 hours per week, with hours varying based on department needs. Shifts: • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM • 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM About the Nurse Intern Role: The Nurse Intern (NI) is a nursing student who is currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to Registered Nurse (RN) licensure. The role may also include a nursing graduate who has not yet passed the licensure exam and is awaiting a re-take, at which time they will be identified as a Nurse Technician. Nurse Interns always work under the direct and present supervision of a Registered Nurse, providing an excellent opportunity to build clinical skills, confidence, and experience in a hospital setting. Education and Training Required: - - - - - - High school graduate or equivalent. - Active certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) preferred. - The student nurse will be in their fourth (4th) semester of a two year Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program or in the fourth (4th) year of a four year Bachelors Degree of Nursing (BSN) program. - Completion of basic clinical skills as required by their current nursing program. - Graduate nurses who receive notification of failure of State Boards shall practice under the position description (NT). - BLS Certification required. Physical Demands: - - - - - - Frequently stand, walk, and sit. - Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients and maneuvering equipment while using gait belts and transfer devices. - Occasionally push and pull up to 25 pounds for transporting patients and moving equipment. - Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve equipment or supplies. - Occasionally handle objects, smell, feel control knobs, switches and levers. - Frequently carry objects weighing 10 pounds or less. - Occasionally carry objects weighing 11 – 15 pounds.