Job Information
McLaren Health Care Nurse Intern Acute Rehab - McLaren Careers in Petoskey, Michigan
Open to Nursing students that have completed their 1st year of Nursing School
Position Summary:
Under the supervision of an RN, assists and supports the nursing staff by performing basic nursing care to patients. Assists and maintains a safe and clean environment. Maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality and respect patient rights.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
-Responsible to Charge Nurse.
-Provides direct and indirect patient care (nutrition, elimination, hygiene, mobility, safety).
-Assists with or performs basic nursing procedures (e.g. follow-up, IV’s, saline locks, sterile & unsterile drips, NG’s, wound care, trach care, vitals, glucometers, colostomy care).
Required:
Must have completed two semesters of clinical rotations in an accredited program.
Completes SNT orientation check-off with Preceptor, once completed can perform duties independently with preceptor co-signing.
BLS certification at hire.
Preferred:
- Previous experience as nurse aide
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a work environment free of unlawful harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex/pregnancy (including pregnancy/childbirth or pregnancy/childbirth-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status prohibited by applicable laws. We also make good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Note:
To further our mission of enhancing the health status of the individuals and communities we serve, effective February 1, 2013, McLaren – Lapeer Region will no longer hire individuals who use tobacco or nicotine products in any form. Cotinine testing will be used to verify non-tobacco use. Individuals whose health screenings are verified positive for tobacco/nicotine use will be disqualified from employment, their job offer will be rescinded, and they will be disqualified from reapplying for employment for six (6) months from the date of the health screening.
