STUDENT NURSE ASSOCIATE

Overview: p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size: 14pt;"img src="https://covenanthealth.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInertaction=downloadid=656220hashed=-355058037" alt="CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER" width="290" height="150" //span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size: 14pt;"Student Nurse Associate, Intermediate Care Unit/span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size: 12pt;"PRN/OCC, Variable Hours Shifts/span/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Covenant Health is the region's top performing healthcare network. Each of our more than 10,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers are unified by one covenant: to put our patients first every day, to strive for excellence in everything we do, and to make Covenant Health the first and best choice in our region/span/pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Cumberland Medical Center is a 189-bed hospital in Crossville, Tennessee, with more than 650 employees and 175 active physicians. It offers a full range of specialty services, including cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, maternity services, cancer care, and advanced wound care./span/pulli style="list-style-type: none;"ullispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongEmergency Department/strong: 24 emergency beds        /span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongCritical Care Unit (ICU)/strong: 12 ICU beds/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongLabor Delivery/strong: 12 LDRP suites/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongMed/Surg/strong: 37 bedsstrongbr //strong/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongSurgery/strong: 9 operating room surgery suites/span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongTelemetry/strong: 37 beds  strongbr //strong/span/li/ul/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, Cumberland Medical Center is an acute care hospital offering all private patient rooms as well as specialized services not usually found in the rural medical system./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"For seriously ill patients, advanced medical and surgical care is provided at CMC including telemetry monitored beds and an intensive care unit. Additionally, Cumberland Medical Center offers an outpatient imaging center, same day surgery unit, cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, a sleep disorder center, breast center, cancer center, and hyperbaric medicine and wound center./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"emspan style="font-size: 12pt;""Cumberland Medical Center offers a unique, family-oriented healthcare setting in a rural environment. We strive to deliver exceptional care to our patients, their loved ones, and each other. We look forward to welcoming team-focused people to grow their careers with us!" /span/emspan style="font-size: 12pt;"-Chief Nursing Officer, Cumberland Medical Center/span/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"strongPosition Summary:/strong /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and supportive services under the supervision of a registered nurse./span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size: 12pt;"Recruiter: /span/strong/spanspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"Sandra Simmons || ssimmon6@covhlth.com || 865-374-5368/span/p Responsibilities: ullispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills (Student Nurse Associate Core Competency checklist) to include appropriate delivery of care according to age-specific needs of the population served./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressure, weight, height and intake-output measurements. Documents oxygen saturation if patient is connected to continuous pulse oximetry. /span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Employ all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanic in performance of job./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Completes designated patient care activities and provides for patient comfort and privacy./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Identifies and assists patients that need assistance with nutrition and/or hydration./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Empty drains, canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Help to maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Revises and updates the plan of care as problems change and/or new problems are identified in collaboration with R.N./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Assists RN in obtaining a thorough nursing history on assigned patients./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Demonstrate effective therapeutic communication skills./span/lilispan style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Document/maintain patient record as appropriate./span/lilispan style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Performs basic dressing changes and is knowledgeable of the fundamentals of sterile technique/span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Evaluates nursing care actions and patient responses and documents each shift./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Observes and responds appropriately to changes and complications in patient conditions. Report significant changes in patient condition to RN./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Documents treatments and diagnostic tests with results and response. Documents in a clear, concise, accurate and legible manner./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Observes assigned post-treatment/operative patients immediately upon return to floor and initiates appropriate nursing actions./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Obtains RN signature for review and co-signature all entries./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Completes assigned tasks with minimal supervision, but seeks guidance when uncertain how to perform procedure./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Communicates suggestions and/or complaints through appropriate channels. Displays cooperation, flexibility and positive behavior to patients and other staff members./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Demonstrates ability to effectively perform under stress. /span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested./span/lili style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" Performs other duties as assigned./span/li/ul Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongMinimum Education:/strong            /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"Student in an accredited nursing education program. Student must have junior or senior year status and must have successfully completed ufundamental/u clinical skills portion of the program or must complete the program within the same semester of hiring into the position. (1supst/sup semester of clinicals) /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongMinimum Experience:/strong      /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"None required but able to perform as nursing assistant; previous hospital experience preferred. Must be able to operate computer and possess excellent interpersonal skills/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"strongLicensure Requirement:/strong/spanspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"       /span/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"CPR required/span/span/p