LAUNCH Intern

Description

Byron Health Center is both a skilled nursing facility and an Assisted Living community serving residents who live with chronic mental health issues as well as medical issues.  Our mission, vision, values communicate the things that drive us as an organization. All team members are expected to represent these aspects in their everyday lives. Our mission, vision, values are to be integrated into our daily interaction with co-workers, residents and any persons that may enter our facility.

The primary purpose of the LAUNCH Intern is to explore the various career opportunities available in the senior living sector as a work-based learning for secondary education students. This internship allows the participants to experience all aspects of the long-term-care working environment in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards governing long-term care facilities to assure that the highest degree of quality care that can be provided to residents at all times.

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

Responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work in every department (Administration, Nursing, Activities, Social Services, Human Resources, Business Office, Dietary, Maintenance, Laundry, and Housekeeping), so that an initial knowledge of the skills, duties and responsibilities that are required of each position is clear.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility’s information system.
• Ensure that the resident’s rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage complaints, are well established and maintained at all times.
• Report to work on time, dressed appropriately, and ready to work and learn.
• This program coincides with the academic school calendar.
• A minimum of 12 hours per week, two hours per day, is expected.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Secondary Education and a Work-Based Learning Program.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all employee and resident care information.
• Read, write, understand and communicate the English language.
• Basic computer skills in: Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• A minimum GPA of 2.75