Acute Care RN Intern
What St. Luke's Acute Care RN Internship Offers:
- The Length of the internship program is Full Time competency-based and is tailored to each individual adult learner.
- Dedicated Education Team
- Bridging the Preparation to Practice Gap
- Support Transition from Novice to Advanced Beginner
- A Progressive Arrangement of Seminars, Workshops, Supervised hands-on training, and Simulation
- Clinical Preceptorship
- Cultivate Leadership, Team Building, & Conflict Management
Ideal candidates for application to the St. Luke’s Acute Care RN Internship Program are:
- Nursing Students with prospective Spring/Summer/Winter graduation dates who will be eligible to sit for NCLEX and obtain licensure before start of Internship
- Experienced RN's that have not worked in the Acute Care setting or have less than one year.
The Acute Care RN Internship is conducted at various sites within the St. Luke’s University Health Network and is supervised by the Acute Care Internship coordinator. Upon successful completion of the Acute Care RN Internship Program, the intern will work in a St. Luke's Acute Care Unit where he/she will practice caring for patients across their lifespans.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients.
- Formulates collaborative and individualized plan of care and identifies expected patient outcomes, using the nursing process and prioritizes patient care consistently utilizing available resources cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice.
- Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers. Demonstrates/models the Network’s Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).
- Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.
- Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
EDUCATION:
Registered Nurse with current license to practice in the State of Pennsylvania or New Jersey (Warren Campus).
Or
Graduate of an accredited nursing program. Temporary Practice Permit issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Stand for up to 10 hours per day; 8 hours at a time. Walk 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time. Consistently lift, carry and push objects up to 10 lbs. Occasionally lift, carry and push objects up to 75 lbs. Transports patients weighing up to 500 lbs. via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher. Frequently stoop and bend. Frequently reach above should level. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation and high and low frequencies. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!