Nurse Intern, Behavioral Health

Department: Behavioral Health

Status: Variable Full-Time

Schedule: Days

Title: Student Nurse Intern

South Seminole Hospital: 555 W State Rd 434, Longwood, FL 32750

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Behavioral Health!

Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health care? Orlando Health Behavioral Health is seeking dedicated professionals to join our compassionate team. We provide high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals facing mental health challenges, offering a supportive environment for both patients and staff.

As part of Orlando Health, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, professional growth opportunities, and a collaborative workplace that values innovation and excellence. Whether you’re a therapist, nurse, psychiatrist, or support staff, your role will be essential in transforming lives and advancing behavioral health care.

 Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health – Behavioral Health:

• BEST Place to Work, 5 years in a row!
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 a year.

Orlando Health is home to Orlando Health Behavioral Healthcare, an 80-bed psychiatric hospital. We offer comprehensive services for people suffering from mental and addictive disorders. A full range of psychiatric disorders are treated from depression and bipolar disorder to schizophrenia as well as addictive behaviors stemming from drug and alcohol use.

Position Summary:

Performs general patient care such as, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and increased/constant observation in a basic role with the guidance
and mentoring of the Registered Nurse.

• Provides routine treatments and interventions consistent with the educational level and skills learned in the academic environment and demonstrated competency through Orlando Health.
• Performs advanced skills after achievement of demonstrated competencies such as: nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning, and removal; wound irrigation; complex dressing change without packing of wounds; maintenance of enteral tube feeding (Dobhoff, Nasogastric, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy); and tracheostomy care.
• Performs increase or continuous visual observation for Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients as assigned.
• Assists patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs.
• Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients.
• Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.
• Follows standard precautions. Adheres to Hand Hygiene and PPE procedures.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the registered nurse (RN) and other members of the healthcare team.
• Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding on patients.
• Documents information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines.
• Transports and assists patientsthrough the admission and discharge process. Transports Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.
• Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members.
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products and medications (excluding substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
• Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests.
• May have limited access to areas storing medications.
• Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training
• Nursing student currently enrolled in an accredited nursing program at a college or university.
• Must have completed a minimum of one semester of nursing clinical rotations.
• Proof of continued enrollment in accredited pre-licensure, professional nursing program with no break in enrollment to exceed one year.

Licensure/Certification
Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification.

Experience
None