Paid Nursing Summer Internship - 10 Weeks

Sioux Center Health; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera McKennan Hospital is offering a Nursing Clinical Internship for students pursuing their RN education. This 10-week paid summer internship runs May 24th to July 31st and provides hands-on experience in designated clinical areas under RN mentors.

Interns work 36–40 hours per week and gain practical nursing experience in hospital, clinic, home health, and long-term care settings, preparing for a future in nursing within a compassionate multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Some College Currently enrolled and have completed all but the final one or two semesters of CCNE or NLN accredited Registered Nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care by reviewing physician prescriptions; communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team; coordinating with other healthcare providers; providing physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, families, and friends; conferring with physicians.
• Develops nursing care plans by obtaining medical histories; examining patients; documenting patient physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; conferring with family and friends; developing a nursing diagnosis; establishing nursing care objectives; defining nursing interventions, schedules, and timetables.
• Teaches healthcare requirements by establishing patient care goals; instructing patient, family, and friends to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions; providing information and resources.
• Evaluates patient care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care standards; reviewing patient records; noting changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating care objectives; modifying nursing care plan.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy patient care environment by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Keeps patient care equipment operating by following operating instructions and established procedures; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
• Keeps patient care supplies ready by checking stock; anticipating needs; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items.
• Enhances nursing capabilities during training as outlined by leadership and mentor.

Education

Some College Currently enrolled and have completed all but the final one or two semesters of CCNE or NLN accredited Registered Nursing program.

Job description

Avera McKennan Hospital is offering a Nursing Clinical Internship for students pursuing their RN education. This 10-week paid summer internship runs May 24th to July 31st and provides hands-on experience in designated clinical areas under RN mentors.

Interns work 36–40 hours per week and gain practical nursing experience in hospital, clinic, home health, and long-term care settings, preparing for a future in nursing within a compassionate multidisciplinary team.