Nurse Extern Abdominal Transplant PCU

Banner Health • Tucson, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Banner Health Nurse Extern program offers nursing students within 12 months of graduation (Junior or Senior) the opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience under the supervision of an RN preceptor. Externs will practice various skills such as patient assessment, medication administration, IV pump adjustments, oxygen management, and basic EMR data collection. They can also practice any skill for which they have received didactic and clinical instruction and can provide a skill checklist from an accredited nursing program. The program allows externs to spend time with clinical case managers, observe procedures, and participate in activities relevant to their patient population. The goal is for externs to continue as New Grads in the same unit after obtaining their RN license. This position expands clinical experience through competency assessment, classroom training, patient care planning, implementation, observation, evaluation, and reporting significant observations. The Nurse Extern role is not permanent, with employment impacted by the Nurse Program policy. The unit is a fast-paced 24-bed abdominal transplant/surgical oncology unit caring for kidney, liver, pancreas transplant, and surgical oncology patients. Banner - University Medical Center Tucson is a nationally recognized Level 1 Trauma Center and Magnet Recognized hospital, known for exceptional patient care, teaching, and research, including specialized pediatric services at Diamond Children's and comprehensive heart, cancer, neuroscience, and multi-organ transplant programs.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation.
• Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on initial anticipated graduation date.
• Current BLS certification
• 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 the first attempt
• Will work a minimum of 12 hours a month; cannot exceed 20 hours per week.

Nice To Haves

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assessing patients
• Administering medications
• Adjusting IV pump rates or devices, parenteral fluids, blood products or IV flushes
• Initiating, titrating and discontinuing oxygen
• Performing basic data collection in an EMR
• Practicing any skill for which they have received didactic and clinical instruction and can provide evidence of a skill checklist from an accredited nursing program
• Spending time with the clinical case manager
• Observing procedures
• Participating in other activities relevant to the patient population with which they are involved
• Providing 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
• Assisting in the assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation and nursing care under direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse
• Using critical thinking and problem-solving skills and analyzing complex data in order to identify and report patient status to a licensed professional registered nurse
• Collaborating with other disciplines in the planning, implementation, evaluation and modification of nursing care under the direct supervisor of a licensed professional registered nurse
• Following safety standards, adhering to compliance education/training, and performing 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
• Performing 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
• Interacting with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information
• Performing 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package for all benefit-eligible positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees