Summer Nurse Intern

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford offers a Summer Nurse Intern Program where nursing students gain hands-on patient care experience. Under the guidance of an RN, interns develop and document competencies while assisting with routine nursing tasks and care activities.

You will perform age-appropriate patient care, collaborate with the care team, and expand practical nursing skills in a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Provide patient care appropriate to the age of patients on assigned units.
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles.
• Within one year of nursing program completion.
• Familiar with Windows environment and basic computer tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care under RN supervision.
• Support nursing assistant duties and responsibilities.
• Perform basic nursing procedures under supervision.
• Document competencies and progress with RN partner.

Skills

Patient care

Growth & development

Clinical rotation

Windows basics

BLS for Healthcare Provider

Interpersonal skills

GPA 2.5+

Education

Nursing student

Tools

Windows OS

Job description

Total Rewards

Your life - our Mission

OSF HealthCare is dedicated to provide Mission Partners with a comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package that includes benefits, compensation, recognition and well‑being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career.

The hourly rate for this position is $20.00/hour This is an Hourly position.

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center - Rockford

May 17th - July 23rd

Overview

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POSITION SUMMARY: The Summer Nurse Intern Program provides an opportunity for nursing students to advance their knowledge and skills in providing patient care. Reports to Patient Care Manager. Partnered with an RN who develops and supervises the Student Nurse Intern’s experience while retaining full accountability and responsibility for the care of assigned patients. Performs basic nursing procedures appropriate for the age and/or development of the patients served on assigned unit. In addition to performing normal duties of a Nursing Assistant, must demonstrate competency in technical nursing skills generally learned/acquired before beginning the last year of a nursing program; job duties will expand as skills are learned and competencies are documented by RN partner. The following are general characteristics of this job, although duties may vary by the shift and/or unit assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• The job incumbent is required to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit(s).
• This requires that the incumbent demonstrates knowledge of the princi¬les of growth and devel¬opment as well as the physical, emotional and psycho‑social needs of the patient population served.
• Must have completed a clinical rotation and is within one year of completion of their nursing program.
• Ability to turn PC hardware on/off and work with a mouse; familiar with basic elements of a Windows environment and keyboarding; perform basic computer tasks with instruction; comfortable with learning new applications.
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider card- American Heart Association.
• Work requires the interpersonal skills necessary to comfort patients, family members and/or significant others; and to communicate effectively with other patient care providers. Work requires analytical ability necessary to prioritize work load.
• Must have a GPA of at least 2.5.

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.