Community Health Nursing Internship

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.

The Community Health Nursing Interns will participate in the following in conjunction with their coursework:

• Derive community diagnoses from physiological, psychological, social, and cultural data gathered from a variety of sources in the care of individuals residing in community.
• Utilize the nursing process to plan holistic nursing for community and population health.
• Demonstrate effective communication with individuals, and families to promote optimum well-being.
• Utilize the nursing process and safety principles in the care of communities.
• Demonstrate collaborative skills with members of the interdisciplinary health care team in planning, coordinating, providing, and evaluating care of the individuals and families in the community.
• Demonstrate professionalism, including accountability, attention to appearance, demeanor, respect for self and others, and attention to professional boundaries with patients and families as well as among caregivers.
• Develop patient teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, gender identity, culture, spirituality, patient preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in care.
• Utilize organizational skills and time management concepts in setting priorities in providing patient care.
• Demonstrate critical thinking decision-makings skills based on standards of practice, theory, and research.
• Apply ethical standards related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and clients’ right to privacy.
• Demonstrate professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
• Evaluate client outcomes for psychobiological intervention effectiveness.
• Create a safe care environment that results in high quality patient outcomes.

This is an unpaid internship opportunity that is only open to current students. The internship may be able to satisfy course credit if approved by the student's institution of learning.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.