Student Nurse Summer Fellowship - Full Time - Fremont

Full-time - Intern

Fremont, NE

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About the position

The Student Nurse Summer Fellowship at Nebraska Methodist Health System is a full-time, seasonal program designed for senior-level nursing students. This fellowship aims to transition students into safe, competent, and professional practitioners through hands-on experience, job shadowing, and mentorship. Participants will work closely with experienced nurses across various care settings, developing clinical skills and gaining confidence in their abilities while contributing to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, ensuring understanding and comfort level of treatment.
• Gives individualized customer service/patient care.
• Exhibits excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests to ensure effective communications.
• Responds to patient needs promptly and courteously.
• Obtains feedback from patients and visitors regarding their hospital experience.
• Communicates patient issues to the appropriate staff.
• Maintains a positive attitude while responding to requests in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes clinical activities identified in the patient's plan of care to meet patients' comfort/activity/sleep needs and other clinical patient needs as delegated by professional staff.
• Reports patient comfort needs to nurse in a timely manner.
• Ensures that skin is clean and dry, reporting any noticed skin changes.
• Provides personal care and assists with activities of daily living (ADL) with oversight and/or direction.
• Assists with repositioning, turning, and chair transfers as needed.
• Completes vital signs and weighs patients per the patient's plan of care with oversight and/or direction.
• Reinforces patient education with oversight and/or direction.
• Provides transportation assistance and attends to patient amenities.
• Documents all data collected accurately and in a timely manner to provide an accurate record of patient activities and responses.
• Completes daily room cleaning according to established procedures and maintains a tidy patient environment.
• Answers call lights in a timely manner and responds to patient requests appropriately.

Requirements

• Junior or Senior level of a Post-Secondary Nursing Program required.
• BSN preferred.
• CNA, CMA, SNA or SNT experience preferred.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, teamwork, and flexibility required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Excellent benefits
• Great work environment
• Opportunity to work 1:1 with experienced nurses
• Hands-on clinical experience
• Supportive mentoring and debriefing sessions