Student Nurse Intern PRN NIGHTS

Job Summary

The Nurse Intern supports patient care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), assisting with essential care tasks and fostering a therapeutic environment. This role emphasizes hands-on learning, collaboration with the healthcare team, and providing safe, compassionate, and organized care to enhance the patient experience and contribute to the healing process.

Essential Functions

• Provides basic patient care within scope of practice, including vital sign

monitoring, hygiene assistance, and patient comfort measures, ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks.

• Communicates effectively with the care team, including handoffs, reporting

changes in patient conditions, and participating in bedside shift reports.

• Develops clinical skills by asking questions, seeking feedback, and applying

evidence-based practices under the guidance of an RN.

• Maintains a clean and organized work environment, ensuring patient rooms,

utility rooms, and shared workspaces meet safety and compliance standards.

• Assists with basic equipment maintenance, such as glucometers, bladder

scanners, and scales, and ensures timely removal, cleaning, and proper storage of patient care equipment after discharge.

• Performs hourly rounding and provides purposeful patient interactions to

foster therapeutic relationships and enhance the healing process.

• Documents all tasks and observations clearly, accurately, and in a timely

manner, adhering to facility policies and standards.

• Upholds excellent customer service relations with patients, families, and

internal/external departments.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited Nursing program required and
• Completion of fundamentals of clinicals in an accredited Nursing program

required

• 0-1 years of experience in a healthcare setting