Nurse Extern Job Description
Nurse Extern Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective nurse extern job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included nurse extern job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Nurse Extern Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Nurse Extern
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, AHA, BCLS, HCP, CNA
Education for Nurse Extern
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the nurse extern job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Nursing Program, Patient Care, Associates, Medical, School of Nursing, Health Care, Education, Communication, Management
Skills for Nurse Extern
Desired skills for nurse extern include:
Desired experience for nurse extern includes:
Nurse Extern Examples
Nurse Extern Job Description
- Complies with established hospital personnel policies
- Participates in meetings, on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts
- Performs basic procedures such as wound care and simple dressing changes, suctioning, urinary catheter insertion and removal, maintenance of drainage devices, performance of EKG's
- Performs intravenous catheter insertions, changes of I.V
- Reports actual and potential problems concerning patients, families, staff and other departments to the Registered Nurse
- Provides adequate daily care and reports information to Team Leader
- Accepts accountability for completion of assignments, demonstrates reliability & dependability (including compliance with the attendance policy), and utilizes time and material cost-effectively
- Meets the personal and practical needs of patients and families as described in "Patients First Service"
- Uses appropriate & effective communication skills
- Continues self-development, provides leadership & actively participates in Performance Improvement Activities
- A degree equivalency evaluation will be required for degrees obtained outside of the United States
- Must have successfully completed Nursing Fundamentals
- Currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing in a four year BSN program
- Completed junior year as of May 2018
- Completed 2 clinical rotations
- Excellent organization and communication skills and the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment will be essential to your success at HSS
Nurse Extern Job Description
- Two letters of recommendation (one peer and one professional from instructor or RN)
- A 500 word essay on why you have chosen a career in nursing
- Functions under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse
- Performs specific and assigned tasks which are supportive of all patient populations
- Work commitment of 24 hours per month
- Identifies patient needs and reports to RN
- Carries out delegated, appropriate nursing actions for each patient
- Delivers nursing care that demonstrates both knowledge of facts and sound judgment
- Reports observed physical and emotional reactions to holistic plan of care
- Reinforces patient teaching and instructions that have been given by the RN
- Must have completed Med/Surg rotation (Transcript Required) in an accredited nursing program
- Qualified students must either be a junior or senior in an Associate or Bachelors degree-nursing program in an accredited institution
- Nursing student must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or above
- Must be accepted into a nursing school within an accredited institution
- Must be in a clinical rotation, or have completed at least one clinical rotation
- Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from their nursing instructors
Nurse Extern Job Description
- Under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse, assesses, implements, plans and evaluates nursing care utilizing the nursing process
- Provides teaching to patient and family and documents the same
- Initiates discharge planning and provides discharge instructions and documents the same
- Performs a variety of procedures/skills with successful completion of training
- Works collaboratively with team members to assure appropriate care is provided
- Assists physicians with bedside procedures
- Prepares and maintains patient areas, utility rooms, Works to maintain the unit in good working order
- You will handle care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served as per Scope of Service
- You will report to Primary Nurse/Charge Nurse to meet the individual needs of each patient
- You will demonstrate the ability to perform technical skills and procedures as evidenced by unit competency
- Preference will be given to those with no previous disciplinary problems including attendance, customer service and work performance
- This program is limited to two years only
- Candidates must be a in an accredited Associates or Bachelors nursing program in either their junior or senior year
- Have completed at least 1 clinical rotation
- Has acquired and maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or above
- 48 hours availability within a 4 week schedule, to include weekends and holidays
Nurse Extern Job Description
- Checks potency of drainage tubes (folly catheter, NG tubes) and records results
- Assists with tube feedings after validation of tube placement by RN
- Strips patient units and equipment upon discharge and prepares room for new admission and postoperative patients
- Under the supervision of the RN, assists with the delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment Planning Intervention and Evaluation
- Assists professional nursing personnel in providing patient care in assigned area
- Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides personal care, education, emotional support
- Performs more complex clinical skills under the direct supervision of the RN
- Graduate of an accredited RN program awaiting to take NCLEX
- Clinical rotations in an accredited RN program
- Must be Nursing students who will graduate Dec 2018 or May 2019
- Must have a B average
- Must provide a non-official transcript
- Must provide one letter of recommendation, 2 preferred
- Will work full-time temporary positions – June 4 – August 4th (8 weeks)
- Currently enrolled nursing student with a minimum of one successful documented clinical rotation
Nurse Extern Job Description
- Enrollment in a Traditional or Concurrent Enrollment Bachelor's Degree Program
- Monitor IV Fluids
- Naso Gastric Tube Placement, management and removal
- Staple and suture removal
- ETCO2 capnography set up
- Administer Tube Feedings
- Currently enrolled nursing student
- Require a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.8, one successful clinical rotation and a reference from faculty
- You must be currently part of an Accredited Nursing approved program to prepare for registered nurse licensure and be eligible to begin the final (senior) year of the respective nursing program
- Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher strongly preferred
- In order to be considered for this program, you must first complete your online application with resume and upload your transcript when creating your profile to apply
- Maintain a cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale