NURSE EXTERN, FWBH - ED/TRAUMA

Froedtert•West Bend, WI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Extern provides nursing care for an identified group of patients in an assigned patient care area under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care, as well as other duties as assigned. This is an onsite position at Froedtert West Bend Hospital in West Bend, Wisconsin. The extern is a current nursing student expecting to graduate in spring 2027, and work hours are arranged around the school schedule.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing, or a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing prepared to take the NCLEX or waiting to retake the NCLEX exam for a second time.
For students in a four-year program: completion of at least one required acute care medical-surgical clinical rotation, or one medical-surgical rotation and one clinical rotation pertinent to the area applied for; the second rotation may be in progress or completed.
For students in a two-year or accelerated/direct-entry program: one medical-surgical clinical rotation in progress or completed, along with pertinent work experience.
At least one clinical rotation must have included medication administration.
Nursing coursework and clinicals must provide theory, knowledge, and experience in patient care, patient-care procedures and techniques, physical assessments, history gathering, nursing care-plan development, and medical-record documentation.
Ability to read, write, understand, perform simple arithmetic, and follow directions related to basic patient care.
Interpersonal skills to interact courteously with patients, visitors, and physicians.
Ability to make simple comparisons between numbers.
Ability to demonstrate experience in 60 percent of essential functions.
Ability to concentrate and pay attention to detail for 80 percent of work time while performing basic patient-care tasks.
Ability to walk and stand for up to 80 percent of work time and lift and position patients for up to 20 percent of work time.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certification, or an AHA-approved equivalent, required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Six months or more of experience as a nursing assistant.
Wisconsin Nursing Assistant Certification; otherwise, documentation from an accredited school for professional nurses showing successful completion of the basic nursing course covering the criteria specified by Wisconsin administrative code.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for an identified group of patients in the assigned patient care area under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Perform other duties as assigned.