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Student Nurse Extern I PRN

Danville, Virginia

Req ID 7455-12972 Post Date Jan. 09, 2025 CategoryNursing Support FacilitySovah Health - Danville
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Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. SOVAH Health - Danville is a 250 bed hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants.
Where We Are:
From our beautiful rolling countryside to our thriving downtown, Danville offers big city amenities with quaint, small town charm. We are home to a thriving arts and entertainment scene, numerous local restaurants and shops, diverse educational institutions, and vast recreational opportunities. 
Why Choose Us:
·    Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
·    Competitive Paid Time Off / Extended Illness Bank package for full-time employees
·    Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
·    Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
·    Professional development, Growth opportunities, and Mentor-based training
·    And much more…
Position Summary:
Sovah Health is looking for the ideal candidate who will under the supervision of an RN, assist in assuring optimal patient care, while continuing as a Nursing Student in good standing.  The SNE I may perform acts that are routinely of any nursing assistant job description. SNE I may also perform additional acts that have been taught in their nursing education program provided they are individually educationally prepared and clinically competent to perform these acts. Such acts include phlebotomy and straight catheterization.
•    Performs clinical skills according to hospital policy and procedures
•    · Performs technical skill according to policy and procedure
•    · Maintains hospital and patient confidentiality
•    · Demonstrates concern for patient welfare by performing activities other than primary care needs
•    · Applies knowledge of age-related factors appropriately to patients, utilizing appropriate policies and procedures.
•    Responds promptly to patient requests by answering call lights, greeting
•    patients in a cheerful positive manner, answering question or fulfilling needs and alerting Registered Nurse as necessary.
•    · Tidies rooms, makes and changes bed linens and ensure rooms are clean, neat and orderly. Assists with stocking items in rooms. Sets up oxygen flow meter, humidifier and nasal cannula as requested.
•    · Performers courier duties to the lab and other hospital departments to deliver lab specimens (Urine, stool, sputum), or deliver and retrieval of other requested items.
•    · Transports patients to and from various areas as needed.
•    · Answers phones and greets patients and visitors. Performs other related duties as assigned that will facilitate achievement of quality patient care.
•    · Takes and records vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration), measure and records intake and output, and weighs patient as assigned. Observes patient’s physical appearance, attitude, response to medications and treatments, appetite, etc and reports observations to Registered Nurse.
•    · Performs or assists with routine procedures such as enemas, sitz baths, surgical preps, turning patients and explains procedures to patient to facilitate understanding and reduce anxiety. Gives bedpans, urinals or assists patient to commode or bathroom.
•    · Assists patient with meals by preparing patient’s proper positioning, moving tray, and feeding patient as necessary. Ensures nourishments and water are given to patient in accordance with established schedule of as requested.
•    · Helps patients in and out of bed and/or wheelchair. Performs back rubs, converses with patient in a positive friendly manger to reduce anxiety and encourage communications.
•    · Participates in various in-service and staff activities to contribute to the on- going development of knowledge and to improve techniques.
•    · Performs age specific patient assessment demonstrating awareness of growth and development for each age group. Demonstrates knowledge of age specific assessment, recognizing psychosocial levels and developmental patterns. Provides for age-appropriate stimulation and learning needs.
•    · Adheres to Hospital’s Standards of Performance


Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Education
High school diploma or equivalent required. Must be enrolled in a professional school of nursing program and completed their first semester (Fundamentals of Nursing including clinicals).  Graduate of a professional nursing program can work as PNA for 180 days from date of first attempt at the NCLEX.
Required Skills  
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.  Requires flexibility in scheduling with the ability to work all shift patterns including weekends and holidays to ensure continuity of care and nursing coverage to the patients of Sovah Health Danville on all units.
Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association required

EEOC Statement:
SOVAH Health - Danville is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.


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