Student Nurse Intern

In order to fill our Mission of serving our community by helping each person achieve optimal health and well-being by providing compassionate, exceptional, and affordable healthcare services, all employees of Genesis HealthCare System must be committed to living the Genesis Mission and Genesis values of Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Team, and Innovation. All employees must regard themselves as an ‘owner’ of Genesis and keep our patients at the center of everything we do - always. 

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The Student Nurse Intern Program provides R.N. nursing students with the opportunity to gain experience, learn and practice new skills during hands-on patient care. Under the direct supervision of an R.N., the student nurse intern will apply their classroom knowledge in a healthcare setting. The position provides clinical exposure to skills and knowledge for their respective clinical areas of study.

Nursing students enrolled in a two-year or less program and are within nine months of graduation are eligible to apply for a position as a Student Nurse Intern. Applicants need to complete a Genesis employment application with an attached resume, an essay describing their nursing career goals and participate in a live panel interview.

The student nurse intern will complete a minimum of five months rotating within the acute care service units, with the possibility of completing a rotation in specialty areas for the remaining months.

The student nurse intern can perform the following skills: • Personal patient care • Vital signs, FSBS, input/output • Bladder scan • Foley placement/Straight Cath •EKG’s •Phlebotomy • Telemetry reading • Staff assistant tasks • Discontinue IV’s • Dressing changes • Documentation of all tasks • Purposeful patient rounding • SMART equipment • Assist with literature review for EBP

The student nurse intern will work 16 hours per pay period with flexible scheduling (4, 8 or 12-hour shifts) to accommodate the school schedule. Interns will work two weekend shifts per six-week schedule and one holiday annually.