Student Nurse Externs

Summer 2025

May July

Compensation:

$17.50 hourly rate

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed we take pride in our valuesbased culture:

• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An interdisciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create everchanging opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that coworkers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family patients staff and community.
• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Age Specific Responsibility

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to agespecific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the departments policies and procedures.

Summary

SNEs provide important patient care within the Nursing Department. Under the direction of the registered nurse assigned to each patient this nonlicensed team member assists with patient care and other department activities as outlined in this job description and communicates effectively with the RN responsible for each patient. Work performed by each SNE must support the mission vision and values of Mary Free Bed.

The externship also provides the opportunity to experience and be a part of excellent rehabilitation nursing and consider this specialty as a professional nurse.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Quality Pillar of Excellence
• Patient Care The SNE provides direct patient care as delegated by the RN. Patient care performed by an SNE includes but is not limited to the following:

• Collects and monitors data and reports physiological psychological sociocultural and spiritual needs of the patient and families as directed by and in coordination with the patients assigned RN.
• Obtains and records vital signs using appropriate equipment and technique.
• Answers call lights in a timely respectful manner
• Documents care in the EMR according to department policies including content and timeliness of documentation.
• Provides input to the RN for use in an individualized plan of care for each patient
• Transports patients in a safe and timely manner to facilitate patient diagnostic testing and therapy sessions as needed. Communicates with other team members in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services.
• Maintains the patients living environment in a clean safe manner
• Assists with collection of quality data as assigned by the RN Nursing Supervisor or Director of Nursing.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of all patient care equipment in accordance with departmental policies.
• Activity/Comfort Makes an occupied and unoccupied bed.
• Activity/Comfort Turns and positions patients in bed ambulates and dangles a patient according to transfer requirements.
• Activity/Comfort Transfers patients using the mode and level of assist indicated by care plan.
• Activity/Comfort Positions/transfers a patient with imparted mobility.
• Activity/Comfort Transports a patient using wheelchair and stretcher.
• Activity/Comfort Performs passive range of motion and assists with active range of motion.
• Hygiene Gives a patient a complete partial shower or tub bath allowing patient to perform according to his/her functional or cognitive ability.
• Hygiene Assists the patient as needed with shampoos oral care including denture face and hand washing.
• Hygiene Performs perineal care and indwelling urinary catheter care.
• Hygiene Performs back and H.S. care.
• Hygiene Changes a nonsterile and sterile dressing.
• Hygiene Performs ileostomy/colostomy care.
• Hygiene Assists with postmortem care.
• Hygiene Performs clean and sterile oral nasopharyngeal and tracheostomy suctioning.
• Nutrition Passes trays snacks and water feeds a patient measures and records intake from dietary trays.
• Nutrition Inserts irrigates administers feeding through and removes various feeding tubes as appropriate.
• Elimination Places and removes a bedpan fracture pan and urinal and assists patient with using a bedside commode.
• Elimination empties measures and records drainage from a urinary drainage bag Jackson Pratt drain Hemovac and bile bag.
• Elimination Participates in the assessment development implementation and evaluation of patient bowel program. Remove fecal impaction inserts and removes rectal tube administers a cleansing and retention enema and applies and removes fecal incontinence bag.
• Elimination Performs urinary catheterization inserts foley under direct of RN and assists in the development of a bladder program for each patient. Provides education to patients regarding skin checks and pressure relief.
• Specimen Collection Collects urine sputum and stool specimens obtains wound cultures.
• Specimen Collection Uses a glucometer to test blood glucose levels tests urine for sugar acetone blood or pH and strains for kidney stones.
• Vital Signs/Measurement Measures the following vital signs: oral and tympanic temperature radial and apical pulse blood pressure respiratory rate and pain rating.
• Vital Signs/Measurement Measures a patients weight using a standing chair sling and bed scales
• Equipment Operates the electronic blood pressure cuff IV pump feeding pump and pulse oximeter sets up oxygen flow meter provides oxygen therapy using nasal cannula and mask assists patient with incentive spirometer.
• Equipment applies and removes ice bags moist or dry hear ace bandages arm slings binders supports antiembolism stockings Intermittent Compression Devices (ICD) soft limb (wrist and ankle) restraints mitt restraints pelvic restraint.
• Equipment stocks patients room as appropriate for the unit.
• Infection Control uses aseptic technique and adheres to standard precautions cares for patients with special isolation precautions.
• Infection Control uses aseptic technique and adheres to standard precautious cares for patients with special isolation precautions.
• Infection Control Passes clean linen and bags/disposes soiled linen
• Infection Control Cleans equipment between patients use and cleans equipment prior to return to Central Sterile replaces full sharps containers.
• Data Collection Collects the following data (as delegated by RN after RNs initial assessment): neuro/behavior cardiovascular pulmonary gastrointestinal integumentary neuromuscular psychosocial learning needs and discharge needs.
• Documentation Chart care given as directed by RN.
• Communication Uses the intercom voalte phone pneumatic tube and telephone systems answers patient call lights.
• Communication Reports observations to RN and keeps RN informed of care delivered prepares/gives report to the oncoming shift.
• Communication Assists in the development of each assigned patients care plan.
• Miscellaneous Actively participates in maintaining a clean safe and efficient work environment.
• Miscellaneous Participates in and attends continuing education programs and meetings related to job description.
• Miscellaneous maintains patient confidentiality.
• Miscellaneous Promotes good departmental and interdepartmental working relationships through courteous and professional communication and behavior.
• Miscellaneous Performs other tasks as delegated by RN appropriate to scope of practice
• Miscellaneous Attends team conference with Patients RN and participates as appropriate.
• Miscellaneous Develops education plan for assigned patients and families
• Miscellaneous May be required to work on project and present to staff or leadership.

• Communication Each staff member in the Nursing Department is responsible to communicate in a timely professional and respectful manner at all times. Responsibilities of the SNE include but are not limited to:

• Patients and their families or visitors are treated with kindness and respect.
• Customers physicians and other staff members are treated with kindness and respect.
• Maintains effective working relationships with employees throughout the organization.
• Treats patient call lights as a primary communication method between the patient and the caregiver and promptly responds to call lights in person as soon as possible.
• Delivers care in a manner that is culturally sensitive and preserves the dignity and rights of each patient. Deals discreetly and sensitively with confidential information and follows all hospital policies related to protected health information.

• Service Pillar of Excellence

• Customer Service Each SNE is required to demonstrate excellent customer service standards and behaviors in all interactions with colleagues patients family members physicians and other customers.
• People Pillar of Excellence
• Employee communication The SNE understands that communication with hospital and department leadership occurs in many ways. It is the responsibility of the SNE to answer emails promptly. Unit information is shared through various methods such as administrative bulletins staff meetings bulletin board postings email department newsletters individual discussions and on the MFB intranet (InsideMFB).
• Employee training and competency assessments Each SNE is responsible to complete all required orientation and assessments by posted due dates.
• Safety policies Each employee is responsible to demonstrate knowledge of and performance in accordance with hospital and department safety and infection control policies and procedures. Maintains a safe and clean working environment for the benefit of patients and staff.
• Financial Performance Pillar of Excellence
• Fiscal Responsibility Appropriately uses patient care items and uses best practice to decrease waste.

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages coaches and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with coworkers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program have completed a clinical rotation and be within one year of graduation.
• Current BLS/CPR: Current American Heart Association BLS Course for HealthCare Providers
• Education: High school graduate or equivalent GED required. Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

• None (No specific requirements)
• Occasionally (Less than 1/3
• Frequently 1/3 to 2/3
• Majority (More than 2/3

Remain in a stationary position: Frequently

Traverse or move around work location: Frequently

Use keyboard: Frequently

Operate or use department specific equipment: Frequently

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: Frequently

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: None

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: None

Transport position and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds:

Up to 25 pounds:

Up to 50 pounds:

Up to 75 pounds:

More than 100 pounds:

Other weight: Up to35 pounds Occasionally

Other: Due to possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens and hazardous materials must be able to understand and follow department policies related to employee safety.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact the Talent Acquisition team at .

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender national origin age genetic information veteran status disability or other legally protected characteristic.