RN Extern
Company: Banner Health
Location: Tucson
Posted on: October 27, 2024
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Job Description:
R Primary City/State:
Tucson, Arizona
Department Name:
Med/Surg T4 4W
Work Shift:
Night
Job Category:
Nursing
Are you a nursing student graduating in 12 months or less (Junior
or Senior students)? Are you ready to gain hands-on experience in a
clinical setting before you graduate? Look no further than Banner
Health's new Nurse Extern program!
Under the supervision of an RN preceptor, our nurse externs will
have the chance to practice various skills, including: assessing
patients, administering medications, adjusting IV pump rates or
devices, parenteral fluids, blood products or IV flushes,
initiating, titrating and discontinuing oxygen, and performing
basic data collection in an EMR. In addition, our nurse externs
will have the chance to practice any skill for which they have
received didactic and clinical instruction for an can provide
evidence of a skill checklist from an accredited nursing program.
Throughout the program, our nursing externs are also able to spend
time with the clinical case manager, observe procedures, or
participate in other activities relevant to the patient population
with which they are involved.
Banners goal when placing an RN Nurse Extern is after you Graduate
and obtain your RN license that you continue as a New Grad in the
same unit that you selected for your extern position. This is an
amazing opportunity to grow and to obtain an amazing skill set even
before receiving your RN license.
Requirements
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized
for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health-care
professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located
on the campus is Diamond Children's - recognized for its
specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive
care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner - University
Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care
for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is
consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the
prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The
academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the
only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of
the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition
Program for nursing excellence. The hospital's physicians are
full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and
cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi-organ
transplant program.
POSITION SUMMARY
This positioin, under the direct supervision of a licensed
professional registered nurse, will allow the nursing student
within one year from graduation with a Bachelor's or Associate
Degree in Nursing prior to passing State Boards, the ability to
expand their clinical experience while working through standard
Nurse Extern competency assessment on a wide variety of patient
care activities, which include classroom training, participation in
patient care planning, implementation, observation and evaluation,
as well as identification/reporting significant observations. The
unlicensed Nurse Extern role is not a permanent position.
Employment will be impacted based on criteria outlined in the Nurse
Program policy.
CORE FUNCTIONS
1. The unlicensed Nurse Extern must always be under the direct
supervision of a designated licensed professional registered
nurse.
2. Provides direct nursing care including attending to client's
comfort needs and other nursing skills/procedures for which they
have received didactic & clinical instruction in their program, as
well as their competency established and witnessed under the direct
supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse.
3. Assists in the assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation,
evaluation and nursing care under direct supervision of a licensed
professional registered nurse.
4. Must be able to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills
and analyze complex data in order to identify and report patient
status to a licensed professional registered nurse
5. Collaborates with other disciplines in the planning,
implementation, evaluation and modification of nursing care under
the direct supervisor of a licensed professional registered
nurse.
6. Follows safety standards, adheres to compliance
education/training, and performs all functions according to
established policies/procedures, regulatory and accreditation
requirements as well as applicable professional standards in all
aspects of performance, while demonstrating Banner's core behaviors
in order to deliver an excellent service experience.
7. May not perform any skill independently or without direct
supervision of the licensed professional registered nurse.
Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments:
physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as
employees of other health care institutions, community providers
and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient. Performs
specific duties related to the assigned nursing unit under direct
supervision of the licensed professional registered nurse & within
the approved polices of the facility in which they are employed.
Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in
order to report and ask for or clarify information. The unlicensed
Nurse Extern can continue to perform routine, repetitive nursing
activities within the essential functions of the Nurse Extern role
that require no nursing judgement while pending transfer into the
RN New Graduate role. The unlicensed Nurse Extern must always be
under the direct supervision of a designated licensed professional
registered nurse.
Performs all functions according to established policies,
procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as
applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Banner
Health with an excellent service experience by consistently
demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year
of graduation upon hire.
Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on
initial anticipated graduation date at day of hire.
Certification for BLS is required. Must be able to pass Nursing
State Boards within 90 days after graduation or in the event a
second attempt is needed, must schedule and pass within an
additional 60 days from first attempt
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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