Student Nurse 1 (Snap 1)- Ftth Med Surg 4S

Student Nurse II Responsibilities

Student Nurse III must have previously completed orientation and 164 service hours as Student Nurse II to meet the qualifications for Student Nurse III. Additional orientation classes with successful completion of skill requirements must be completed for Student Nurse III.

• Provides nursing care including physical assessment, documentation, medication administration (must have supervising nurse immediately present at bedside with IV and high-risk meds), activities of daily living, and personal care under continuous, direct, onsite supervision of designated RN.

• Performs and documents skills such as vital signs, colostomy care and changing of appliance (greater than 30 days old), insertion/irrigation, removal of nasogastric tubes, continuous and bolus enteral feedings, sterile dressing changes, suture/staples removal, trach care and suctioning, insertion/removal of intermittent and indwelling catheters.

• Placement of peripheral IV under direct supervision/immediate presence at bedside of a supervising nurse. Discontinuation of IV/saline lock.

• Demonstrates ability to perform patient care procedures and documentation identified in the Student Nurse III checklist.

Professional and Technical Service

• Demonstrates ability to follow directions, both oral and written and work cooperatively with other staff members.

• Responsible for own personal growth and development as it relates to job duties and performance.

• Attends education programs as assigned to maintain knowledge of treatments, procedures, and clinical skills.

Quality/Customer Service

• Utilizes customer service skills when addressing patients/visitors, physicians, co-workers face to face and on the telephone

• Respects ethnic origin, spiritual beliefs, and privacy/confidentiality of those served.

• Participates in department meetings and other assigned committees.

Financial

Uses resources of SEH in a respectful and cost-effective manner

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

KY facilities only

• Currently enrolled in a pre-licensure nursing program and in the last year of a 4-year or last term of a 2-year program.

• Documentation on file of the following:

• Proof of active enrollment in board-approved prelicensure nursing program.

• Documentation of skill performance evaluation or official letter from nursing program documenting successful completion of education and clinical competency of skills.

Specialized Knowledge:

• Has been given satisfactory grade for specified nursing skills in their nursing program and can satisfactorily demonstrate these skills upon acceptance into the Student Nurse III role in the Student Nurse Achievement Program (SNAP).

Kind and Length of Experience:

• Must have completed a minimum of 164 service hours as a Student Nurse II to advance to Student Nurse III.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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