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Student Nurse Assistant (SNA) – Psychiatric Unit 3-6

• 30 bed acute care unit providing an interdisciplinary approach to care for emotionally ill adult patients on a voluntary or involuntary status.
• We care for patients with a wide variety of psychiatric and substance use disorders.
• Our unit is devoted to individualized care in a safe and secure environment ensuring dignity and respect for all those we serve.
• Our primary nursing care model develops an individualized plan of care that includes a full range of individual and group sessions, psychotherapies, medications, ECT treatments and other rehab modalities.

To be eligible, the applicant must:

• Be matriculated in a RN nursing program, and successfully completed the clinical component of the first semester nursing course with at least 90 hours of clinical practice.
• Once application is received and reviewed, the student will need recommendation from the Dean of the academic program in which the student is matriculated.

Position Highlights:

• Recognized Leader:First and longest standing, Magnet Hospital in Syracuse, highlighting our professional nursing staff.
• Shared Governance: Unit practice counsel and open door guiding principle gives all our nurses a voice.
• Professional Relationships: We incorporate a primary care nursing model with a team approach to meet the needs of the patient population.
• Advancement: Strong orientation program.
• Work/Life: Self-scheduling options to balance your work/life and school calendars.

What you will do:

• An SNA serves as a bedside nurse, caring for an assignment of patients, under the supervision of an RN.
• The SNA is responsible for the patient’s daily care (bathing, walking, feeding, changing linens, etc.), along with vitals, intake/output, assisting the RN with tasks, or any delegated tasks within the SNAs scope of practice.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality nursing care is rendered to all patients
• Work varying shifts, weekend and holiday rotations

Career Path:

• Clinical ladder advancement with obtaining the RN license.
• Career advancement to leadership roles as team leader, preceptor, mentor, coordinator/management.

Mission Statement:

• We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Vision:

• To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes.

Core Values:

• In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are.

Education, Training, Experience, Certification and Licensure:

• On track for graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Maintains current BLS/CPR certification.
• Participates in orientation and continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise.

Work Environment and Hazards:

• Clinical setting. Exposure Class I

Physical Demands:

• Medium work: must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; occasionally lifting maximum of 50 pounds. Will require ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.