Nurse Apprentice, Huntsman Hematology

About the Role

This position is responsible for providing patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include direct patient contact, indirect patient care activities, and maintaining a safe patient environment. Upon successful passing of nursing board exams and licensure as a Registered Nurse in Utah, the incumbent must apply for a Clinical Nurse position for promotion.

Key Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of a registered nurse to assess, plan, implement, and re-evaluate interventions for patient care problems.
• Formulates care plans for specific patients, consults with supervising nurse, and documents the nursing process.
• Develops and participates in educating patients, families, or significant others about post-discharge care programs.
• Keeps current on advances in nursing care by participating in educational programs.
• Participates in total quality management to improve care and patient/system outcomes.
• Assists patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
• Assists with indirect patient care activities such as maintaining a clean, efficient, and safe patient care environment, companion care, chaperoning physician examinations/procedures, housekeeping, transporting, stocking, and maintenance tasks.
• Performs unit-specific duties as required.
• Accepts delegated tasks appropriate to training and certification.
• Acts as an integral component of the health care team.
• Required to work rotating schedules, which may include variable hours, weekends, nights, and holidays to meet the demands of a 24/7 complex health system.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in a 24/7 patient care environment.
• Demonstrated ability to perform essential functions.
• Ability to provide care to the population served.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles of life span growth and development.
• Ability to assess patient status and provide care according to department policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Licenses Required:
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system (to be obtained within 30 days of hire).
• One of the following:
• Current license to practice as a Temporary RN Apprentice in the State of Utah.
• Current license to practice as a Temporary Graduate Nurse in the State of Utah.
• Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• This position involves intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment or patients.
• Workers may be exposed to infectious diseases.
• May be required to function around prisoners and behavioral health patients.
• Physical Requirements: Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking.