RN Extern/PRN – MedSurg Position Available In Lawrence, Tennessee
Tallo's Job Summary: The RN Extern/PRN - MedSurg position at STRHS-Lawrenceburg is ideal for recent nursing graduates awaiting Boards. Nurse externs work under experienced RNs, gaining clinical experience and confidence. Responsibilities include assisting with patient care and nursing duties. Requirements include enrollment in a nursing program and completion of at least one year of nursing school.
Job Description
Job Description:
Description:
05133 RN Extern Med/Surg STRHS-Lawrenceburg09.22.22 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 externswork under the supervision of an experienced registered nurse serving as coach. Nurse externs mayalso have the opportunity to take nursing workshops and attend conferences during the extern period. Nurseexternships also help new nurses gain exposure to nursing specialties, such as pediatrics or geriatricnursing. Essential Functions ? Nurse externs assist the mentornurse in regular nursing duties. They usually may not administermedications or begin IVs by themselves, but can assist in these and a number ofother procedures. Nurse externs may also provide or assist with personal patient care such as bathing, oralhygiene, dressing, and changing bed linens. Different nurse externships have differing requirements, but ingeneral, the nurse extern must currently be enrolled in a nursing program and have completed at least one yearor nursing school. They may be required to have completed at least clinical nursing course prior to theexternship. Job Description Report
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MARCH 26, 2021, 10:49 AM Nurse externs learn to perform duties common to the departmentsthey are training in, such as triage, resuscitation, general patient care, charting and patientassessment. Nurse externs can generally not perform any duties independently, but must work under the directsupervision and approval of the registered nurse serving as mentor and coach.
Qualifications:
Job Requirements ?Minimum Education Currently enrolled towards certification as RN Required Skills Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and theability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriateaction.
Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS) (may be completed during orientation week1 before patient care) As required by the assigned work area.
Licenses:
Not required at this time.
