Summer Nurse Intern

About the role

Summer 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic nursing procedures appropriate for the age and/or development of patients served on assigned unit.
• In addition to normal Nursing Assistant duties, demonstrate competency in technical nursing skills generally learned/acquired before beginning the last year of a nursing program.
• Job duties expand as skills are learned and competencies are documented by RN partner.
• Perform general characteristics of the job; duties may vary by shift and/or unit.

Qualifications

• GPA of at least 2.5.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the age of patients served on assigned unit(s).
• Knowledge of principles of growth and development as well as physical, emotional and psycho‑social needs of the patient population served.
• 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.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to comfort patients, family members and/or significant others; and to communicate effectively with other patient care providers.
• Analytical ability necessary to prioritize workload.
• Has own transportation and insurance; valid driver’s license.

Benefits

OSF HealthCare provides a comprehensive and market‑competitive total rewards package that includes benefits, compensation, recognition and well‑being offerings focused on the whole person and tailored to the employee’s current stage of life and career.

Pay

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