The Student Nurse II is a member of the patient care services team

with primary responsibilities for technical, multi-skilled direct and indirect

patient care activities.

The Student

Nurse II is assigned to work under the supervision of a registered nurse who

delegates tasks based upon patient needs and Student Nurse II skills and

abilities.

The Student Nurse II will

report all deviations from expected patient parameters to the registered

nurse.

It is recognized that specific

patient care tasks may vary widely in type and frequency from unit to unit or

across service lines, based on the nature of the patient population being

served.

Therefore, individual units, or

service lines, may appropriately add to or delete from the duties defined in

the Student Nurse II job description when approved by nursing administration.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates

and cooperates with care team members to ensure consistency and quality of care

and promotes productive employee relations among staff members.

Demonstrates an understanding of and

commitment to the philosophy and objective of continuous improvement, teamwork

and the mission, vision and values of the KCI, and adheres to the KCI Customer

Service Standards.

• Performs

a variety of basic patient care activities under the direction of a registered

nurse which may include, but are not limited to, performing designated

respiratory procedures; maintenance locomotion; maintenance functional

activities; dressing changes; performing ECG's; maintain enteral tubes;

suctioning; blood glucose monitoring; assisting with post mortem care;

etc.

May perform phlebotomy, initiation

of peripheral IV lines and urinary catheterization.

• Assists

the registered nurse by observing and reporting on patient conditions,

recording/charting patient information and interacting with patient and family

members.

Reports changes in patient

medical and/or emotional condition to the registered nurse.

Documents interventions and patient responses

according to policy.

Assists nursing

personnel in responding to various emergency patient situations.

• Follows

all departmental policies, procedures and objectives; continuous improvement

initiatives; safety environmental and infection control standards.

• Demonstrates

sensitivity to patient comfort, privacy and confidentiality; expresses interest

in patient progress.

Provides

information, answers questions from patients and their families and explains

procedures and processes within the scope of their training/abilities.

Maintains confidentiality.

• High school diploma or GED.

• Currently enrolled, and in good

standing, in an accredited school of nursing; completed two clinical rotations

in medical/surgical nursing.

• Specific requirements of course

work will vary with area of assignment.

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