STUDENT NURSE ASSOCIATE

Covenant Health Inc. • Morristown, TN • 1d ago

Overview

Student Nurse Associate, General Medical Unit

PRN/OCC, Variable Hours and Shifts

Morristown-Hamblen Overview:

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is a 170-bed hospital serving an eight-county region in East Tennessee's Lakeway Area. The facility includes more than 20 emergency suites, advanced laboratories, radiology, and therapy services, and a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence for mammograms, biopsies, and nurse navigation. The Women's Center features six modern labor and delivery suites and a secure nursery for newborn care. With state-of-the-art technology and a dedicated team, Morristown-Hamblen provides exceptional, patient-focused care close to home. To meet the needs of our growing community, we continue to develop services, attract new physicians, and embrace innovation, all to promote an improved quality of life.

Position Overview:

Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and supportive services under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (Student Nurse Associate Core Competency checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to age-specific needs of the population served.

Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressure, weight, height and intake-output measurements. Documents oxygen saturation if patient is connected to continuous pulse oximetry.

Completes designated patient care activities and provides for patient comfort and privacy.

Identifies and assists patients that need assistance with nutrition and/or hydration.

Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output.

Help to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment.

Revises and updates the plan of care as problems change and/or new problems are identified in collaboration with R.N.

Assists RN in obtaining a thorough nursing history on assigned patients.

Demonstrate effective therapeutic communication skills.

Document/maintain patient record as appropriate.

Performs basic dressing changes and is knowledgeable of the fundamentals of sterile technique.

Evaluates nursing care actions and patient responses and documents each shift.

Observes and responds appropriately to changes and complications in patient conditions. Report significant changes in patient condition to RN.

Documents treatments and diagnostic tests with results and response. Documents in a clear, concise, accurate and legible manner.

Observes assigned post-treatment/operative patients immediately upon return to floor and initiates appropriate nursing actions.

Obtains RN signature for review and co-signature all entries.

Completes assigned tasks with minimal supervision, but seeks guidance when uncertain how to perform procedure.

Demonstrates ability to effectively perform under stress.

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

Studentisin an accredited nursing education program. Student must have junior or senior year status and must have successfully completedfundamentalclinical skills portion of the program or must complete the program within the same semester of hiring into the position. (1stsemester of clinicals).

Minimum Experience:

None required but able to perform as nursing assistant; previous hospital experience preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

CPR required.

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Job Title STUDENT NURSE ASSOCIATE

ID 4547703

Facility Morristown-Hamblen Health System

Department Name General Medical Unit

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