Heres What You Need
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- BSN candidates preferred
- Certified Nurses Aide (C.N.A. certification upon hire required or
- PCT Training Program upon hire required or
- Junior I or higherlevel Professional Nursing student with proof of completion on nursing fundamentals. upon hire required and
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required prior to providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
- Possesses organizational skills to function in a fastpaced work environment positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.
What You Will Do
Texas Health Dallas Nurse Extern are responsible for providing an excellent patient healthcare experience at each Texas Health site. Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed bathe dress groom or move patients or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants nursing aides and nursing attendants.
Essential Functions
CARE OF PATIENT/TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Provides assistance to patient according to plan of care.
- Collects patient data identifies and reports significant findings to nurse.
- Assists in admission/transfer/discharge.
- Provides and Revises patient activities of daily living based on patient/family preferences.
- Performs technical procedures safely and proficiently.
- Takes action to reduce or eliminate patient risk.
- Enters orders into computer or manual system if applicable.
- Documents accurately and appropriately.
- In collaboration/consultation with the nurse adapts care to reflect patient population.
- In collaboration/consultation with nurse incorporates cultural/religious needs and beliefs into delivery of care.
- Keeps patient environment clean and maintains safe environment.
- Anticipates patient/family and visitor needs and takes action to meet those needs and rounds as appropriate
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse Extern
- Benefits include 401k Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discount Programs as well as other benefits.
- Delivery of highquality patient care
- Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
- A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
Entity Highlights:
For more than a halfcenturyTexas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. Were an 875bed Magnetdesignated fullservice hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966.
We specialize in cancer care cardiology neurosciences womens services and emergency medicine. Plus were a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services outpatient surgery and womens imaging services.
Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commissioncertified Comprehensive Stroke Center a Level I Trauma Center a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center and a designated Magnet hospital. Were a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services bariatric services cardiac care and much more.
If youre ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community then lets show the world how were even better together!
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Nurse Extern PRN
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together
Work location: Texas Health Dallas8200 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas TX 75231.
Work hours:
- PRN/As needed: up to 36 hours per week
- Variable Day Shifts 7:00am to 7:00pm; weekdays
- Must be available to attend the 7week summer program starting June 2 2025 through July 25 2025. If selected to participate in the THD Internship Program 2025 attendance is mandatory.
- The remaining 6weeks 3 twoweek rotations) will be spent shadowing a RN preceptor. Interns will rotate through a variety of patient units with the opportunity to choose two rotations in Specialty Areas such as Critical Care Emergency Department and Women and Infants.
Nurse Extern Highlights
- FastPaced highvolume department
- Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
- The professional Nurse Extern exhibits understanding of basic human needs
- This is a paid 7week Internship that focuses on the Intern learning the role of the RN in an acute care setting. This program brings together students and preceptors in a unique oneonone clinical partnership where mentor relationships strengthen the students awareness of nursing scope of practice and critical thinking skills. Students in this program receive a mix of onunit and offunit learning to develop their communication and interpersonal skills and assist with procedures and treatments.
Required Experience:
Intern