Undergraduate Nurse Associate

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized Undergraduate Nurse Employee to join our team at Prairie Mountain Health. As an Undergraduate Nurse Employee, you will have the opportunity to consolidate your knowledge and skills acquired in your approved nursing education program towards competency in the range and complexity of Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) practice.

• Collect relevant health history, psychosocial, and physical examination data and contribute to the comprehensive assessment of the health status of each assigned patient.
• Communicate assessment findings to the supervising RN or RPN, at the point of care, and other health care team members in a timely, clear, accurate manner.

• Contribute to the development and modification of the patient plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and other health care team members.
• Identify priorities for care in collaboration with the patient/family and RN or RPN.

• Focus nursing care toward patient health care outcomes.
• Provide care based on the patient plan of care and communicate provision of care with the RN or RPN.

• Perform nursing care safely according to the knowledge, skills and abilities obtained in formal nursing education in collaboration with the RN or RPN.
• Identify and seek consultation from the RN or RPN when they lack competence and/or knowledge/skills to perform an assigned nursing intervention.

• Current enrollment in an approved nursing education program leading to initial entry to practice as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
• Successful completion of the third year or enrolled in third year with a minimum of 450 hours of clinical practice in an approved nursing education program leading to initial entry to practice as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
• Ability to work as a member of a team and request guidance and consultation.
• Ability to communicate clearly, appropriately and respectfully with the patient, family, and members of the health care team.