Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Nurse Intern

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

InternshipBirmingham, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must be currently enrolled in a nursing program at a college or university.
The candidate must have successfully completed a fundamentals nursing course.
The candidate must provide proof of continued enrollment in a pre-licensure professional nursing program, with no break in enrollment exceeding one year.
The candidate must maintain current Basic Life Support/Healthcare Provider certification.

Responsibilities

Provide general patient care, including hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and increased or constant observation, under the guidance and mentoring of a Registered Nurse.
Provide routine treatments and interventions consistent with skills learned in the academic environment and demonstrated competency through Baptist Health.
Perform advanced skills after demonstrating competency, including nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning and removal; wound irrigation; complex dressing changes without wound packing; and maintenance of enteral tube feeding through Dobhoff, nasogastric, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes.
Provide increased or continuous visual observation for assigned Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide-risk patients.
Assist patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs.
Maintain the safety and security of patients, families, self, and other healthcare team members.
Use the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist during staff changes or transfers of care for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide-risk patients.
Protect patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
Follow standard precautions and adhere to hand hygiene and personal protective equipment procedures.
Communicate relevant information about patient conditions to the Registered Nurse and other healthcare team members.
Participate in handoff reports and purposeful hourly patient rounding.
Document information according to Baptist Health policies and guidelines.
Transport and assist patients during admission and discharge, and transport Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide-risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures.
Maintain a safe and clean environment.
Provide service and care to patients, families, customers, and team members.
Transport and deliver items, equipment, blood products, and medications throughout the facility, excluding controlled substances and intravenous chemotherapy drugs.
Receive and process incoming calls, patient calls, and guest requests.
Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and laws.
Comply with Baptist Health policies and procedures and complete mandatory training.
Participate in nursing Performance Improvement activities as assigned.
Demonstrate awareness of legal issues, patient rights, and regulatory and accreditation standards.
Provide care appropriate to the patient population served on the assigned unit.
Assess data reflecting patient status and interpret information needed to identify age-specific patient needs.
Provide care as described in Baptist Health policies and procedures.
Use time and resources effectively and efficiently.
Perform other assigned duties.

Position Summary

Baptist Health Princeton

Birmingham, AL

Nurse Intern

At Baptist Health, our mission is to improve the health and quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve.

Baptist Health Princeton Hospital offers great NEW competitive pay and benefits!

Medical, Dental, Vision
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan w/matching
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
Life Insurance
Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL benefits start on day one!

Position Summary

Performs general patient care such as, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and increased/constant observation in a basic role with the guidance and mentoring of the Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

Provides routine treatments and interventions consistent with the educational level and skills learned in the academic environment and demonstrated competency through Baptist Health
Performs advanced skills after achievement of demonstrated competencies such as: nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning, and removal; wound irrigation; complex dressing change without packing of wounds; maintenance of enteral tube feeding (Dobhoff, Nasogastric, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
Performs increase or continuous visual observation for Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients as assigned
Assists patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs
Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team
Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients
Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality
Follows standard precautions. Adheres to Hand Hygiene and PPE procedures
Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the registered nurse (RN) and other members of the healthcare team
Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding on patients
Documents information according to Baptist Health specific policies and guidelines
Transports and assists patients through the admission and discharge process. Transports Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures
Maintains a safe and clean environment
Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members
Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products and medications (excluding substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility
Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests
May have limited access to areas storing medications
Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members
Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards
Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures
Completes all mandatory training
Participates in nursing Performance Improvement (PI) activities as assigned
Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient rights and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the population of patients served on his or her assigned unit
Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status
Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs
Provides the care needed as described in Baptist Health’s policies and procedures
Consistently uses time and resources effectively and efficiently
Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Nursing student currently enrolled in a nursing program at a college or university
Successful completion of fundamentals nursing course
Proof of continued enrollment in a pre-licensure, professional nursing program with no break in enrollment to exceed one year
Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification

About the Company

Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Baptist Health is a faith-based nonprofit health system caring for communities across Central and Northeast Alabama. Its hospitals, emergency services, physician practices and outpatient clinics combine acute, primary and specialty care, including heart, cancer, surgical, diagnostic and women's services. Baptist Health Medical Group includes community-based physician practices alongside hospital and specialty care, extending services beyond inpatient stays. The system is part of Orlando Health, a nonprofit academic health organization whose network spans Florida, Puerto Rico and Alabama. Baptist Health traces its roots to a hospital ministry founded by Birmingham-area Baptist congregations in 1922.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Not listed
Founded: 1922

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