Student Nurse Associate

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Rotating between day and evening shifts with a minimum requirement of 24 hours per month. At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.

Norwalk Hospital is a 366‑bed academic and community medical center serving Fairfield County, Connecticut, and the surrounding New York Metro area. We are a Level II Trauma Center and Joint Replacement Center of Excellence, and we provide advanced cancer, heart, and neuroscience care.

• Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
• Health grades - America’s 50 Best Hospitals
• U.S. News & World Report - high performance in heart failure treatment

Provides assistance with patient care activities and other unit tasks under the general supervision of licensed professional staff and as directed by the manager.

• Provides physical care to assigned patients and performs technical skills such as point-of-care testing.
• Implements nursing orders promptly and adequately with an understanding of the purpose of each.
• Follows policy and procedure for assigned patient care activities, including unit specific equipment and standards.
• Provides patient comfort by positioning, extra bathing, straightening linens, putting personal articles within reach with courtesy and.
• Provides for patient safety through preventative measures (i.e., side rails, restraints, bed/chair exit alarm, and patient education).
• Enters all data into the computer system as applicable.
• Communicates all patient and visitor information and observations to the appropriate person.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Always reports and/or records any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patient; reports all unusual conditions or reactions to the nurse in charge.
• Recognizes and responds to priorities in the patient care process. Responds to priorities promptly; exercises good judgement in setting priorities for activities.
• Uses effective working relationships with all health care team members, patients, and significant others.
• Maintains a safe and orderly work environment and a clean, well‑stocked work area. Assists with maintaining unit equipment.
• Works as a Safety Companion/Patient Sitter by providing a safe environment to specific patients. Follows WCHN standards of service excellence.
• Maintains competency for Basic Life Support certification.
• Assists with patient‑focused education using the Teach‑Back Method.
• Enhances the patient experience through attention to patient and family needs.
• Participates in the patient admission, transfer and discharge process.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

High School Graduate or equivalent. Minimum of 1 year of nursing school experience. BLS/CPR required or must be obtained within 90 days of start date.

Required:

Ability to take vital signs. Interpersonal skills, team player. Take responsibility for own work and actions, work in timely manner, respectful of patients and co‑workers.

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coordination & finger dexterity. Occupational:
Significant occupational risk. Physical Effort:
Very heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force. Physical Environment:
Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Smithtown, NY – $68,000.00-$ (posted 2 weeks ago)