Student Nurse Extern
As a nursing student, would you like the opportunity to be in an acute care inpatient clinical setting while working under the direction of a nurse?
We are seeking Bachelor of Science Nursing Students who are interested in our Student Nurse Extern program! Student Nurse Externs provide hygiene/comfort measures and selected direct and indirect patient care activities and ancillary duties for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
We encourage eligible candidates to check out our website for more information! http://careers.christianacare.org/Nursing/StudentExternships/
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
The nurse extern will demonstrate skills and knowledge vital to deliver care appropriate to a diverse patient population, including knowledge of growth and development, the ability to acquire information to identify patient needs, and to provide the appropriate care needed.
The student nurse will perform crucial unit specific tasks such as:
- Communicating to patients, families, employees, and physicians utilizing both verbal and written communication skills.
- Responds to patient needs with promptness, initiates interventions within scope of responsibility and collaborates with RN.
- Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices. Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
- Knowledge of nursing care provided for specific patient population of unit, as well as knowledge of department and unit standards, policies, and selected procedures.
- Ability to perform specific unit tasks as assigned by the RN, and recognize change in patient status and take appropriate action.
- Ability to communicate optimally and utilize required technical skills as outlined in procedures for patients and to follow universal precautions.
- Exercise judgement, tact and diplomacy.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Current enrollment in a BSN program with a current GPA of 2.8 or higher, which prepares the candidate to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
- One completed clinical rotation by the start of the program
- Availability to attend the mandatory classroom training portion; these dates will be outlined during the interview process.
- Current BLS required