Nurse Extern - Med Surg

Conifer Health Solutions • Goodyear, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Extern is a non-physician student professional nurse who provides individualized, age-specific, and indirect bedside nursing care under the direction of a Registered Nurse, utilizing the nursing process. This role involves observing, reporting, and responding to patients' various needs, including physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety/risk, and discharge planning. The Nurse Extern performs direct patient care activities as directed by the RN, recognizes subtle changes in patient condition, and effectively transitions patient care by reporting essential information. Documentation of patient vital signs, intake/output, height/weight, and ADLs is also a key responsibility. Additionally, the role includes maintaining a clean work environment and assisting with organizing supplies, tracking, stocking equipment, and departmental organization.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a school of nursing at the senior level.
• Successful completion of three semesters of nursing school (entering last semester/block).
• Required to submit at least two letters of recommendation and skills checklist documentation from nursing instructor.
• Only those skills accomplished may be performed.
• Preceding skills to be monitored and evaluated by a RN when performed for the first time.
• CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact positively and effectively with patients, visitors and physicians.

Responsibilities

• Observes, reports and responds to the patients’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety/risk and discharge planning needs on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Performs direct patient care activities according to the plan of care and as directed by RN.
• Recognizes early and subtle changes in patient condition and reports status to RN.
• Transitions care of patient by reporting patient status, individual patient needs, plan of care, current treatments and unfinished orders.
• Documents patient vital signs, I&O, height/weight and ADLs.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Shares responsibility for organizing supplies, tracking, stocking and storing equipment and keeping the department clean and organized.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree