Student Nurse Intern (TEMP) - Mount Sinai Brooklyn - Full-time day

Mount Sinai Health System

Apr 19

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Starts on Jun 02
Off-cycle Internship
Healthcare
New York City

Requirements

Education Requirements: High School Diploma / Associates Degree
Experience Requirements: Completion of the first clinical year in an accredited baccalaureate program in
Nursing, with experience in a medical-surgical rotation.
Grade point average of 3.5 or above.
Satisfactory nursing faculty recommendations.
Other health-related work experience, if available.
Licensing and Certification Requirements: BLS from AHA

Responsibilities

Performs and records patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, pulse oximetry and pain rating.
Documents clinical data as assigned, in a computer or manual system.
Performs clinical procedures, such as specimen collection, venipuncture, EKG, application of sequential compression sleeves, post-mortem care, falls prevention, maintenance of skin integrity and capillary blood glucose monitoring.
Sets up for selected procedures and assists RNs accordingly.
Assists patient with activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, and/or toileting.
Orients patients to Specialty Service/Unit environment. Assists patient with ambulation and all levels of mobilization.
Assists with dietary functions, including delivering and collecting patient trays at bedside, passing menus to patients and assisting them with menu completion, mixing nutritional supplements, reporting variation in eating patterns to RN/Dietitian,
Maintains accurate and timely systems for transmission of patient dietary orders and changes.
Assists in pre- and post-operative procedures, such as patient transport, completion of pre-op checklist and reception of patient from PACU/OR.
Utilizes measures to ensure patient safety and promotes a restraint free environment.
Maintains use of restraints for patients under the direction of a RN and according to set policies and procedures.
Assists in emergency resuscitative procedures as directed by the registered professional nurse.
Provides care on the deceased as well as the involved family/significant other.
Performs pertinent observations/specific treatments of procedures, as assigned.
Documents patient care delivered on appropriate flow sheets.
Assists the professional registered nurse in the collaborative plan for patient education participating in patient/teaching activities.
Maintains a safe, clean and functional environment, including ensuring for the comfortable movement of the patient. Assists the patient in room maintenance, such as bed-stripping and trash removed, when necessary.
Performs One-to-One/Constant Observation and Safety Observations of patients as ordered, e.g., for safety, elopement, or suicide prevention.
Performs correct infection control techniques and maintains isolation status for patients under direction of a RN and according to set procedures.
Operates the pneumatic tube system when required.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Mount Sinai Health System

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The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care. WHO WE ARE We are compassionate collaborators—38,000 strong—working to heal, teach, and advance medicine in New York City and throughout the world. WHAT WE BELIEVE We believe in challenging the status quo. Forging a new pathway in clinical excellence is only possible by putting the patient at the center of the experience. WHY WORK WITH US Here, innovation is valued and collaboration is integral. Mount Sinai is full of friendly, helpful people who share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home—culturally, ethnically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize healthcare together.