PRN Youth Opportunities

About the role

Position Summary / Career Interest: This PRN Youth Opportunities position at Bell Hospital is open only to youth candidates aged 16–17 who are currently enrolled in high school. Availability for these positions is limited and may fluctuate throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• Provides basic nursing skills, including but not limited to: vital signs and pulse oximetry; finger stick blood glucose; activities of daily living (ADLs); recording intake and output; collecting urine, stool, sputum specimens; applying/removing compression hose; using sequential compression devices (SCDs); emptying drains, urinary catheters, NG tubes, and ostomies; performing additional skills to meet unit needs.
• Documents in O2 all tasks, intake and output, percentage of meals eaten, etc.
• Maintains a neat, clutter‑free and clean patient room and work environment.
• Maintains a safe patient environment, including high fall‑risk interventions as appropriate (e.g., hourly rounds, answering call lights in person promptly for all patients on the unit).
• Demonstrates proper hand hygiene, standard precautions, and isolation principles.
• Provides care for patients in restraints, including range‑of‑motion exercises and fluids/toileting; reorients confused patients; reinforces patient/family education regarding fall and safety precautions.
• Promptly notifies the RN of changes in vital signs from baseline or expected result, changes in mental status or condition, any breakdown in skin integrity or redness of skin, patient‑reported pain, or any other patient needs, concerns, or issues.
• Completes other duties as assigned.
• For safety reasons, employees under 18 are not allowed to operate or assist with power‑driven hoisting apparatuses (floor‑based vertical powered patient/resident lifts, ceiling‑mounted vertical powered patient/resident lifts, powered sit‑to‑stand patient/resident lifts).
• For safety reasons, employees under 18 are not allowed to provide care to patients where there is potential exposure to radioactive substances and/or ionizing radiation.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED, OR currently enrolled in a high school or GED program.
• AND one of the following:
  • Hold a CNA license or have completed the Gold Standard Intern Program;
  • Have documentation of fundamentals of nursing courses;
  • Have a minimum of 18 months in a relevant patient care role.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) must be obtained within 14 days of hire.

Job Requisition ID: R-57722

Time Type: Part time