Nurse Extern, Internal Medicine
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 care, along with other duties as assigned. The position is on the Internal Medicine Unit at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The unit offers exposure to varied diagnoses and nursing skills, with opportunities to develop foundational and critical-thinking skills and provide compassionate care to patients with varying acuities. The team emphasizes education, positivity, teamwork, and positive patient experiences.
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 nursing program: at least two acute-care medical-surgical clinical rotations, or one medical-surgical rotation and one clinical rotation pertinent to the clinical area, from an accredited nursing school.
- For students in a two-year program or accelerated/direct-entry program: be in or have completed one medical-surgical clinical rotation and have pertinent work experience.
- At least one clinical rotation must have included medication administration.
- Nursing coursework and clinicals must have provided theory, knowledge, and experience in patient care, patient-care procedures and techniques, physical assessments, gathering history data, developing nursing care plans, 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 complete 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, is required within 90 days of hire.
- Wisconsin Nursing Assistant Certification is preferred; otherwise, documentation from an accredited professional nursing school showing successful completion of the basic nursing course meeting State of Wisconsin administrative-code criteria is required.
Nice To Haves
- Six months or more of experience as a nursing assistant.
- Wisconsin Nursing Assistant Certification.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for an identified group of patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Career pathways and career tuition assistance.
- Continuing education unit opportunities.
- Academic partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin.
- Referral bonuses.
- 403(b) retirement plan.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Free workplace clinics.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Adoption assistance.
- Healthy Contributions.
- Care@Work.
- Moving assistance.
- Discounts on gym memberships, travel, and other work-life benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
