Student Nurse Intern - Hospice | 0.1 IPT

General Summary

Phelps Health is a 2000-employee-strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri. If you're ready for the challenge of providing life-saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care with regard to their age and developmental needs, and assists patients in activities of daily living:
• Gives/assists with daily hygiene to include: bathing, hair care, oral hygiene, personal grooming.
• Performs/assists with physical activity to include: re-positioning, ambulating, ROM, transfer techniques.
• Maintains and monitors oxygen therapy.
• Inserts and removes urinary catheters.
• Discontinues intravenous therapy.
• Performs nasopharyngeal suctioning.
• Performs dressing changes.
• Performs wound care and skin management interventions.
• Conducts patient assessments and reviews with primary nurse.
• Continuous passive range of motion.
• Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
• NG tube insertion and maintenance.
• Edits patient and family education in conjunction with primary nurse.
• Serves in a lead role for PI initiatives and encourages/supports employee involvement and teamwork for PI initiatives.
• Practices within the allowed policy.
• Communicates closely with the patient’s primary nurse.
• Maintains and monitors oxygen therapy.
• Inserts and removes urinary catheters.
• Discontinues intravenous therapy.
• Performs nasopharyngeal suctioning.
• Performs dressing changes.
• Performs wound care and skin management interventions.
• Conducts patient assessments and reviews with primary nurse.
• Continuous passive range of motion.
• Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
• NG tube insertion and maintenance.
• Edits patient and family education in conjunction with primary nurse.
• Notifies appropriate licensed nurse immediately of any noted changes in patient condition (changes in VS, level of consciousness, etc) or patient/family complaints and concerns.
• Documents activities related to patient care in the Medical Record and other designated forms.
• Documentation consistently reflects accuracy and appropriateness of care delivered.

Education

Currently in a School of Nursing or an individual who has completed a nursing program but does not meet licensing requirements.

Work Experience

No experience required.

Certification/License

Not applicable.

Mental/Physical Requirements

• Considerable mental concentration required.
• Frequent, heavy lifting and turning activities and nearly constant walking required.
• Carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting and reaching.
• Working Conditions
• Frequent exposure to infectious disease, radiation, anti-neoplastic agents and hostile persons at times.
• Frequent exposure to communicable disease via blood and other body fluids.
• Minimal physical discomfort.

Benefits

At Phelps Health, we think we have a better team, benefits, and opportunities for growth than anyone else around, and we invite you to see for yourself!