We are recruiting for a Nursing Apprentice II (NA2) - Acute Care -Med/Surg/Tele to join our team!

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　　Department6A Medical/Surgical

　　Medical/Surgical (6A) is a fast-paced medical/surgical unit that seeshigh acuity patients from a variety of services including medical,surgical, OB/GYN, cardiac, neurology, rehabilitation and observationpatients. 6A is a great environment for new graduate nurses to grow and learnbeneficial clinical skills, and a perfect home for the experienced nurse.The nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5. The CNA-to-patient ratio is 1:10, andall CNAs are cross trained as unit clerks. This is a great environment forcritical thinking, problem solving and career advancement.

　　Job Summary

　　Under the supervision of an RN, performs basic patient care activities. TheNursing Apprentice II role provides an opportunity for students that havegraduated from a nursing program to enhance clinical skills in a hospitalenvironment when applying for licensure/registration to the NursingRegulatory Body to take the NCLEX Examination. The Nursing Apprentice IIadheres 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 (25%)Signs, taking blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.(10%)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. (5%)Education:

　　High School Diploma or GED Must be within 6 months of passing the NCLEX examRequiredWork Experience:

　　less than 1 year related experience RequiredLicenses:

　　BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart AssociationRequired andKnowledge, 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/provid d.Ability to complete and maintain clinical competency standardsEHR Documentation preferred.

　　ShiftVaries (United States of America)

　　Work TypePRN/Intermittent

　　Salary$26.20 - $26.20 / hr

　　Benefits

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

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