We are recruiting for a Nursing Apprentice I (NA1)- Acute Care-Medical/Telemetry to join our team!

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　　Department8A Medical/Surgical

　　Medical/Surgical (8A) is a 36-bed medical/surgical unit The team on 8Aprovides respectful, patient-centered care to the diverse and oftenunderserved patients who receive care at Denver Health. This unit offersamazing learning opportunities and facilitates the development of criticalthinking as care is provided for varied medicine, surgery, and specialtypatients. The 8A nursing team excels in mentoring new graduate RNs and inorienting new staff to the unit. The nurse-to-patient ratiowith a 1:4 -1:6 ratio and CNAs work with a ratio of 1:12.

　　Job Summary

　　The Nursing Apprentice, under the direct supervision of an RN, performsbasic patient care activities. The Nursing Apprentice role allows nursingstudents an opportunity to enhance clinical skills in a hospital environmentwhile still enrolled in an ADN or BSN program. The Nursing Apprentice Iadheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professionalnursing and performance, and the ANA Code of Ethics (2015) to providecare to all patients. Utilizes the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas in dailypractice. "Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, Founder /Director, Watson Caring Science Institute".

　　Essential Functions:

　　Performs basic patient care activities as delegated and supervised by an RN,including but not limited to, monitoring vital signs, taking blood glucosemeasurements, and recording intake and output. (30%)Assists patients with tending to personal care and activities of dailyliving, including but not limited to, bathing, grooming and eating. (10%)Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotionalconditions to nursing staff. (10%)Assists with keeping unit(s) and patient rooms stocked, clean, andorderly. (10%)Develop specific clinical nurse skills through observation of experts andsupervised, hands-on experience. (10%)Documentation that complies with clinical guidelines. (10%)Partners with interprofessional team on healthcare consumer throughput byproactively solving problems related to capacity and healthcare consumer flow.(10%)Collaborates with interprofessional teams to incorporate Lean principles forquality improvement initiatives. (10%)Education:

　　Post High School Diploma or Certificate Program RequiredWork Experience:

　　less than 1 year Must have successfully completed Med/Surg 1 at time ofapplication with the ability to provide transcript with grade.RequiredLicenses:

　　BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association RequiredKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:

　　Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgmentand the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in afast-paced environment and take appropriate action.Ability to ensure confidentiality of patient information by creating andmaintaining a secure and trusting environment by not sharing informationlearned on the job, except when necessary in the performance of the jobresponsibilities or to improve a patient's care.Ability to ensure all duties, responsibilities and competencies areconducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients/clientsto who care/service is being provided.Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principles of growth anddevelopment over the life span, as well as demonstrating the ability toassess data reflecting the patient's status and interpreting appropriatecultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/ services is beingdelivered/provided.Ability to compl te and maintain clinical competency standards.Familiarity with EHR Documentation

　　Shift

　　Work TypeIntern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

　　Salary$18.70 - $25.34 / hr

　　Benefits

　　Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediateretirement plan employer... For full info follow application link.

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