Job Details

Job description

Working under the direction of a Registered Nurse, utilizes the skills gained as a student in a Nursing degree program to assist the Registered Nurse in the care of a group of patients.

Responsibility

• Assists the Registered Nurse with formulating and implementation of the health teaching plan through performance of routine health teaching
• Assists with implementing the patient's plan of care as delegated by the Registered Nurse
• Assists with transport of patients, specimens, equipment, and supplies as appropriate
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality
• Collaborates with Registered Nurse to organize own patient care assignment to provide safe, efficient care
• Collects and documents pertinent patient information following policy guidelines; Reinforcement of patient teaching; Completion of patient tasks delegated by the Registered Nurse after entry into the medical record
• Obtains data and documents pertinent patient information including vital signs, weights, heights and patient care activities
• Complies with established hospital personnel policies
• Attends mandatory training sessions, staff meetings and town hall meetings
• Completes all mandatory education requirements on time
• Confers with Registered Nurse in identifying patient needs, supporting and preparing transfer or discharge care
• Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards
• Demonstrates behavior consistent with MedStar Health mission, vision, goals, objectives and patient care philosophy
• Demonstrates the appropriate level of urgency during critical situations
• Participates in meetings, on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts
• Enhances growth and development and enriches personal knowledge and skill through participation in educational programs and affiliations
• Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams
• Performs basic procedures such as wound care and simple dressing changes, suctioning, urinary catheter insertion and removal, maintenance of drainage devices, performance of EKG's
• Collects specimens including urine, stool, sputum and blood
• Provides respiratory therapy support including coughing, deep breathing and set-up of oxygen equipment and pulse oximetry
• Performs intravenous catheter insertions, changes of I.V. sites and dressings and routine inspection of sites as needed
• Performs routine blood drawing function
• Provides evaluation of Nurse Extern role and the Future Registered Nurses Program
• Reports actual and potential problems concerning patients, families, staff and other departments to the Registered Nurse

Qualifications

• Active enrollment as senior nursing student in an accredited nursing program; Required and
• successful completion of 1 year of a Clinical Nursing Program including Fundamentals of Nursing (or the equivalent); Required and
• 3.0 or higher GPA (transcripts must be submitted at the end of each semester)
• Prior work experience not required Licenses and Certifications
• CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) certification by the Maryland Board of Nursing
• Must obtain CPR certification by the end of the orientation period and maintain current CPR certification