Nurse Intern at LifeBridge Health – Randallstown, Maryland

UNIT SUMMARY: The Intensive Care unit at Northwest Hospital has 16 beds. Staff members in the ICU provide high-quality, compassionate, standardized, evidence-based critical care to patients and their families. Staff members in the ICU are often work to clear obstacles for patients related to their care. ICU staff members are outgoing and positive and must utilize strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, implement clinical nursing interventions to modify symptoms, and develop and implement patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes.

JOB SUMMARY: Performs routine patient care procedures as determined by the plan of care and directed by the Registered Nurse. With the RN, gathers data relevant to the individual needs of the patient and/or family and immediately reports to the Registered Nurse. Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and accountability in the Student Nurse role. Exhibits an understanding and demonstration of the Patient Care Values in interactions with patients, families and co-workers.

REQUIREMENTS: Formal working knowledge; equivalent to an Associate's degree (2 years college); requires knowledge of a specialized field. Nursing Student enrolled in a BSN Nursing program. Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required. American Heart Association CPR Certification. Less than 1 year of experience.