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Job Description:

A nursing student who has completed a minimum of one medical/surgical rotation in an accredited nursing program and is pending nursing licensure. All nursing students hired into this position are expected to obtain nursing licensure as soon as possible and transition into a new graduate nurse resident position, as available, for the next available cohort after licensure. Works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Position Details

+ **Benefits Eligible:** No

+ **Shift Details:** One 12 hour shift per week.

+ **Department:** 4T Observation: 15 bed unit. Considered an extension of the ER as we see patients who come in and clearly have something going on but we're not exactly sure what. They don't have a diagnosis that qualifies them for inpatient status but we don't feel safe sending them home so they come to the obs unit for futher workup and rule out. We do lots of diagnostic testing, specialty consults and/or set up for outpatient follow up. We see lots of cardiac/stroke/GI/respiratory/neuro work up and rule out. We see patients from the cath lab recovering from cath lab or pacemaker procedures, stroke/TIA, seizure patients, and your general GI/respiratory illnesses. Our goal is to treat the patient and discharge within 18-48 hours or some of our patients are more sick than we originally thought and they will convert to inpatient status and transfer to an inpatient unit. We can be a fast paced unit, often discharging a large majority of our patients and filling back up on the unit. Our ratio is 1:5 day and night. This is a great place to see a multitude of diagnoses and learn alot of about work up, plan of care, treatment, etc for those diagnoses.

+ **Primary Location:** St Vincent

Essential Functions

+ Responds to patient care needs by answering call lights, assisting patients with hygiene care and nourishment, obtaining vital signs, and communicating constructively, effectively, and timely with members of the care team.

+ Assists with Foley catheter and nasogastric tube insertions, care, and removal.

+ Checks and documents patient vitals, glucose levels, inputs, and outputs. Documents patient care with the additional signature of a Registered Nurse.

+ Performs secondary assessments as additions to the primary assessment performed by a Registered Nurse.

+ Assists with patient and family education related to the patient’s disease process, medications, and interventions related to the plan of care.

+ Assists nurses and physicians within scope and competency.

+ Adheres to infection prevention standards and contributes to patient experience goals.

+ Assists with patient transfers, admissions, and discharges as directed and in compliance with the principles of safe patient handling.

Skills

+ Nursing

+ Patient Care

+ Patient & Family Education

+ Care Planning

+ Life Support

+ Vital Signs

+ Patient Transfers

+ Disease Processes

Physical Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

+ A student in good standing in an accredited School of Nursing program, having completed a minimum of one medical/surgical rotation.

+ Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) Certification upon hire or obtained within 60 days of hire with prior approval.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Completion of all clinical coursework with the exception of the final/capstone course

+ One (1)+ years of previous experience in a healthcare setting

Physical Requirements

+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

+ Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

+ Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

+ Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)

+ May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

+ For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital

Work City:

Billings

Work State:

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$17.50 - $17.50

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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