Cardiovascular ICU Nurse Extern

Banner Health • Glendale, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Extern is an unlicensed nursing student role for candidates enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within one year of graduation. Under the direct supervision of a designated licensed registered nurse, the extern expands their clinical experience through competency assessment and a variety of patient-care activities, including training, participation in care planning and implementation, observation and evaluation, and identification and reporting of significant observations. The position is not permanent; employment is affected by criteria in the Nurse Program policy. The goal is for the extern to continue in the selected unit as a new graduate after graduation and obtaining an RN license.

The extern may practice skills for which they have received didactic and clinical instruction and demonstrated competency under direct supervision. Activities may include patient assessment, medication administration, adjusting IV pump rates or devices, managing parenteral fluids, blood products or IV flushes, initiating, titrating and discontinuing oxygen, and basic data collection in an EMR. Externs may also spend time with a clinical case manager, observe procedures, or participate in activities relevant to their patient population.

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is described as a West Valley Level I adult trauma and tertiary-care destination serving all ages. Its services include surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant care. The campus has more than 3,000 employees.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and be within one year of graduation upon hire.
• Be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on the initially anticipated graduation date.
• Hold current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Pass Nursing State Boards within 90 days after graduation; if a second attempt is needed, schedule and pass within an additional 60 days from the first attempt.
• Work at least 12 hours per month and no more than 20 hours per week.
• Remain under the direct supervision of a designated licensed registered nurse and perform only skills for which instruction and competency have been established.

Nice To Haves

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care and attend to patient comfort needs, performing only skills for which didactic and clinical instruction has been received and competency established, under direct RN supervision.
• Assist with patient assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation, and nursing care under direct RN supervision.
• Use critical thinking and problem-solving to analyze data and identify and report patient status to a licensed registered nurse.
• Collaborate with other disciplines in planning, implementing, evaluating, and modifying nursing care under direct RN supervision.
• Follow safety standards, required compliance education and training, established policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, and external health-care contacts to communicate about patient care and clarify or report information.
• Perform assigned-unit duties within facility policies and under direct RN supervision; do not perform skills independently.
• Participate in patient care activities and may spend time with a clinical case manager, observe procedures, or engage in other activities relevant to the patient population.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed