Nurse Intern - Birth Center (16 hours per week)

Our Birth Center Department is looking for a Nurse Intern to join their team! This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience alongside our experienced RNs. Schedule: Approximately 16 hours per week, with hours varying based on department needs. Shifts will include Days, Nights and Holidays. About the Nurse Intern Role: The Nurse Intern (NI) is a nursing student who is currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.

The role may also include a nursing graduate who has not yet passed the licensure exam and is awaiting a re-take, at which time they will be identified as a Nurse Technician. Nurse Interns always work under the direct and present supervision of a Registered Nurse , providing an excellent opportunity to build clinical skills, confidence, and experience in a hospital setting.

Education

High school graduate or equivalent. Active certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) preferred. The student nurse will be in their fourth (4th) semester of a two-year Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program or in the fourth (4th) year of a four-year Bachelor's Degree of Nursing (BSN) program. Completion of basic clinical skills as required by their current nursing program.

Graduate nurses who receive notification of failure of State Boards shall practice under the position description (NT). BLS Certification required. Physical Demands: Frequently stand, walk, and sit. Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients and maneuvering equipment while using gait belts and transfer devices.

Occasionally push and pull up to 25 pounds for transporting patients and moving equipment. Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve equipment or supplies. Occasionally handle objects, smell, feel control knobs, switches and levers. Frequently carry objects weighing 10 pounds or less.

Occasionally carry objects weighing 11 – 15 pounds.