RN Nurse Extern Graduate Nurse ICU Nights
RN Nurse Extern Graduate Nurse ICU Nights
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Job Description
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
RN Extern must be a graduate of a certified nursing program Associates Degree or Bachelors Degree.
LPN Extern must be a graduate of a practical nursing program.
Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 30 days of hire date.
Licenses
Not required at this time.
Nurse externship is a recent graduate awaiting Boards. They are meant to give the nursing student more clinical experience and confidence prior to boards. Nurse externs work under the supervision of an experienced registered nurse serving as coach. Nurse externships also help new nurses gain exposure to nursing specialties such as pediatrics or geriatric nursing.
Nurse externs assist the mentor nurse in regular nursing duties. They usually may not administer medications or begin IVs by themselves but can assist in these and a number of other procedures. Nurse externs may also provide or assist with personal patient care such as bathing oral hygiene dressing and changing bed linens. Different nurse externships have differing requirements but in general the nurse extern must currently be enrolled in a nursing program and have completed at least one year or nursing school. They may be required to have completed at least clinical nursing course prior to the externship.
Nurse externs learn to perform duties common to the departments they are training in such as triage resuscitation general patient care charting and patient assessment. Nurse externs can generally not perform any duties independently but must work under the direct supervision and approval of the registered nurse serving as mentor and coach.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Works only under the direct supervision of an RN
Attends staff meetings inservice projects.
Adheres to and supports policies and procedures of the STRHS.
Maintains a neat and professional appearance in compliance to the existing dress code.
Compliance to the STRHS Standard of Behavior is required.
Should this job description be filled by a PRN employee they will be subject to the requirements of that position.
While performing this job occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens is present for all employees
Reports to the director of the assigned area.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
