Flowers Hospital - Caring for you as Family
Status: Full Time
Shift: 3:00PM - 11:00PM
About us: Flowers Hospital is a 235-bed healthcare facility offering inpatient, outpatient, medical, surgical, diagnostic and emergency care for the Wiregrass community. We believe in the power of people to create great care. Our mission statement of ‘Caring for you as Family’ is something we take to heart when caring for our community. Flowers Hospital was opened in 1950 by Dr. Paul Flowers serving as our lead example in caring for others. Today we are 1,350 healthcare professionals strong. We are a major referral center for the Tri-State area of south Alabama, southwest Georgia and northwest Florida. We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.
Job Summary: The Nurse Intern is responsible for assisting in direct patient care of all age groups, specific to the unit assigned; assisting with patient transfers, repositioning, transporting of patients, supplies, or specimens; and any other duties necessary to ensure optimal patient care under the direction and supervision of the professional nurse. In addition to the duties assigned to a Patient Care Technician, the Nurse Intern can complete the additional tasks of wet-to-dry and sterile dressing changes, insertion and removal of Foley Catheters, administration of routine screening tests/immunizations, removal of intravenous catheter, administration of routine oral, intramuscular, rectal, topical, or subcutaneous medications, and documentation of these procedures and medication administration. The Nurse Intern reports to nursing leadership staff.
Qualifications:
Education: High school diploma or equivalent or currently attending an accredited school of nursing (LPN, ADN or BSN) with completion of at least the first two semesters of nursing curriculum or a recent graduate from an accredited school of nursing and successfully completed coursework in pharmacology, medication administration, and nursing fundamentals.
Experience: Completion of first two semesters of nursing curriculum or a recent graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Licenses/Certifications: Must maintain current BLS certification
Employee Benefits:
Health Benefits with BCBS of Alabama - Medical, Dental, Vision401KPaid Time off ( increases with years of service)EIB (Sick Time)Company paid life insuranceCompetitive SalaryFlexible SchedulingTuition reimbursement - $5,000 per yearComprehensive Orientation ProgramOpportunity for Career Growth