Graduate Nurse and Registered Nurse Operating Room Internship (Opportunities at All Campuses) at St. Luke's University Health Network · Easton, PA | newgrad.ai
Provide nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and documentation.
Collaborate with nursing and ancillary staff to maintain professional practice standards.
Maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate service excellence standards.
Care for patients across their lifespans in operating room settings.
What they're looking for
Nursing students with Spring/Summer/Winter graduation dates eligible for NCLEX before internship start.
Experienced RNs without operating room experience.
Current BLS certification and RN license in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.
St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
Apply on St. Luke's University Health Network's site.
Nurses are pivotal to providing the care that is needed and demanded in our communities. At St. Luke's, we are proud to be the forerunners of that higher quality standard. Our philosophy and professional practice model are our commitment to safe, compassionate and quality patient centered care. Nursing uniquely leaves a lasting impression on patients and families who rely on these skills.
Here at St. Luke's, PCRAFT values are the guiding core principles of our health care team and the qualities we strive for with every encounter. Pride, caring, respect, accountability, flexibility and teamwork are the qualities our team will deliver every time. As a patient or prospective employee, you can count on every member of the St. Luke's team to display PCRAFT values in every situation.
Perioperative nursing is rewarding in that most patients undergo a procedure that prolongs or improves the quality of their lives. Only in perioperative nursing is the nurse able to care for one patient at a time. If you are interested in working in a fast-paced environment where you are continuously learning, becoming a perioperative nurse could be the right career path for you.
HOSPITAL LOCATIONS - openings may vary by campus availability
Allentown Campus
Anderson Campus, Easton, Level1 Trauma Center
Bethlehem Campus, Level 1 Trauma Center
Carbon Campus, Lehighton, Level 4 Trauma Center
Easton Campus
Geisinger St. Luke's Campus, Orwigsburg, Level 4 Trauma Center
Grand View Campus, Level 2 Trauma Center
Miners Campus, Coaldale, Level 4 Trauma Center
Monroe Campus, Stroudsburg, Level 4 Trauma Center
Sacred Heart Campus, Allentown
Upper Bucks Campus, Quakertown, Level 4 Trauma Center
Warren Campus, Phillipsburg NJ - to be considered for the Warren campus, please apply here GN/RN Nurse Internships Warren Campus
What St. Luke's Operating Room RN Internship Offers
The Length of the internship program is Full Time competency-based and is tailored to each individual adult learner.
Dedicated Education Team
Bridging the Preparation to Practice Gap
Support Transition from Novice to Advanced Beginner
A Progressive Arrangement of Seminars, Workshops, Supervised hands-on trainings, Simulation, and Clinical Observations
Clinical Preceptorship
Cultivate Leadership, Team Building, & Conflict Management
AORN Perioperative 101: A Core Curriculum
Oriented to Circulating & Scrub roles
38.9 CEs
Ideal candidates for application to the St. Luke's Operating Room Internship Program are:
Nursing Students with prospective Spring/Summer/Winter graduation dates who will be eligible to sit for NCLEX and obtain licensure before start of Internship
Experienced RN's that have not worked in the Operating Room setting.
The Operating Room RN Internship is conducted at various sites within the St. Luke's University Health Network and is supervised by the Operating Room Internship coordinator. Upon successful completion of the Operating Room RN Internship Program, the intern will work in a St. Luke's Operating Room Department where he/she will practice caring for patients across their lifespans.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides nursing care through the nursing process, assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, evaluates and documents the effects of care.
Works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice.
Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the Network/ Entity as well as the proper release of information.
Demonstrates/models the Network's Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external).
Complies with Network and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Maintain current BLS certification.
EDUCATION
Registered Nurse with current license to practice in the State of Pennsylvania or New Jersey (Warren Campus).
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS
Sit up to 2 hours per day; 1 hour at a time. Stand for up to 10 hours per day; 8 hours at a time. Walk 6 hours per day; 10 minutes at a time. Consistently lift, carry and push objects up to 10 lbs. Occasionally lift, carry and push objects up to 75 lbs. Transports patients weighing up to 500 lbs. via wheelchair, bed and/or stretcher. Frequently stoop and bend. Frequently reach above should level. Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch. Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation and high and low frequencies. Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral vision.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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