Student Nurse Associate Summer Intern

About Nuvance Health

At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.Putnam Hospital, a 164-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the local community in Carmel, New York for 60 years. Situated on a 150-acre wooded campus surrounded by lakes and waterways, we provide the essential services a community needs from their local hospital, including Emergency and Behavioral Health Services.

Our Accolades Include

• The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
• U.S News & World Report - High Performance
• COPD Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
• Robotic Center of Excellence - Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)

At Putnam Hospital, our team members value open communication, continuous learning, and making a difference every day. Most of us live in the community we serve and we support each other with compassion and teamwork. Our departments are small, so caregivers can build stronger connections with managers and senior leadership. We invite you to explore this unique opportunity, take a stroll around our campus and discover what Putnam Pride is all about.

Essential Responsibilities

• Works directly with nurse preceptor / mentor to implement nursing orders (within scope) promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.
• Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment and standards.
• Provides patient comfort by participating in tasks appropriate for unit.
• Provides for patient safety through preventative measures as determined by the unit specific requirements.
• Enters data into the computer system as applicable.
• Communicates all patient and visitor information and observations to precepting / mentoring registered nurse.
• Always reports any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patient; reports all unusual conditions or reactions to the precepting / mentoring nurse.
• Recognizes and responds to priorities in the patient care process. Responds to priorities promptly, exercise good judgement in setting priorities for activities based on unit requirements.
• Uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains a safe and orderly work environment and a clean, well-stocked work area.
• Maintains patient safety for patients requiring one to one patient care observation at the discretion of the precepting / mentoring RN.
• May perform the specific tasks at the discretion of a RN upon the completion of validated competency (refer to orientation checklist).
• Follows hospital standards of service excellence; Enhances the patient experience through attention to patient and family needs.
• Maintains and Model Nuvance Health Values.

Education And Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of junior year in a BSN accredited nursing program.
• Applicants must have achieved and maintained a 3.0 GPA and be in good standing with the university.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Requirements

• Successful completion of the university specified nursing program objectives for freshman through junior year.

License, Registration, Certification, Or Training Requirements

• Must have current AHA Basic Life Support Card.

Closing

With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company Details

• Company: Putnam Hospital Center
• Org Unit: 1206
• Department: Med Surg 3 North
• Exempt: No
• Hourly Rate: $17.59

Key skills/competency

• Student Nurse Associate
• Summer Intern
• Med/Surg
• Patient Care
• Nursing Orders
• Patient Safety
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Hospital Standards
• Nuvance Health Values