J-Term Nurse Intern - MMU presso Mercycare

Work Shift

Variable/Rotating Shifts

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Summary

This position supports Mercy’s philosophy of patient centered care by adhering to established practice standards and for continually improving his/her knowledge and skills. With the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the Nursing Intern coordinates interdisciplinary, age appropriate patient care, which is goal directed and utilizes the nursing process.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Ensure that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
• Provide safe and effective patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse by performing tasks and support functions as delegated by the department.
• Observe and communicate to the licensed nurse any changes in patient condition and pertinent information regarding the needs of the patient and/or significant others.
• Demonstrate effective and age appropriate communicationas well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communiation, fears, anxieties and language/cultural barriers.
• Maintain accurate and real time documentationof patient care provided.
• Assure patient privacy by knocking on doors, closing curtainsand protecting patient information.
• Respond within scope of practice to emergencies and life threatening conditions.
• Demonstrate support for changes in practice designed to improve performance.
• Organize and prioritize daily work, taking into account the needs of the patients, families, and other health care workers.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of patient rooms and department work areas.
• Assist in identifying quality improvement opportunities and demonstrate support for changes in practice designed to improve performance.
• Prioritize tasks, identify needs for changes in priorities and take the initiative to recommend and implement changes in concert with their supervisor.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.
• Maintain skills and competencies from each Unit annually.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures and demonstrated ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care.
• Demonstrate competency in unit specific skills as identified in the developmental checklist.

Professional Experience

• Previous experience in a med/surg or telemetry setting preferred.

Education

• For Winter (J-term) semester:  Must be currently enrolled as a junior or senior in a BSN program and enrolled at Mt. Mercy University in course NU 360: Clinical Internship.  For other semesters, must be enrolled as a senior in a BSN program and enrolled at Mt. Mercy University in course NU 360:  Clinical Internship or Coe College in course INT-499.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse & Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required.  Employee must submit certification of completed training prior to start or transfer date.

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Mercy is an independent, community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.

Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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