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Our Med Surg Department is looking for a Nurse Intern to join their team! Hours will vary between 12-24 hours per week Shift times: 7PM-7AM 7AM-7PM The Nurse Intern (NI) is a nursing student who is currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to a Registered Nurse, or who has failed the licensure exam and is awaiting a re-take of the exam and will then be identified as a Nurse Technician. The Nurse Intern always functions under the DIRECT and PRESENT supervision of the RN. Education and Training Required : • High school graduate or equivalent. • Active certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) preferred. • The student nurse will be in their fourth (4th) semester of a two year Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program or in the fourth (4th) year of a four year Bachelors Degree of Nursing (BSN) program. • Completion of basic clinical skills as required by their current nursing program. • Graduate nurses who receive notification of failure of State Boards shall practice under the position description (NT). • BLS Certification required. Physical Demands: • Frequently stand, walk, and sit. • Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients and maneuvering equipment while using gait belts and transfer devices. • Occasionally push and pull up to 25 pounds for transporting patients and moving equipment. • Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve equipment or supplies. • Occasionally handle objects, smell, feel control knobs, switches and levers. • Frequently carry objects weighing 10 pounds or less. • Occasionally carry objects weighing 11 – 15 pounds.