Nurse Intern, Ortho Trauma Unit

• 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