Student Extern - Per Diem
About The Position
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Harlingen Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Harlingen Medical Center is a Level IV Trauma Designated hospital that specializes in Cardiovascular Service, Emergency Services, Neuroscience, Orthopedic Services, Radiology, Rehabilitation Services and Surgical Services. Harlingen Medical Center has provided high-quality “Patient Focused Care” to the residents of Western Cameron County for more than 15 years. Harlingen Medical Center, one of South Texas’s best kept secrets, offers patients the best of both worlds--a warm, caring environment, close to home while providing the wide range of services and expertise typically found in much larger facilities.
Requirements
- Successfully completed the first semester of a nursing program
- Must be in good and academic standing
- Current Basic Life Support Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant preferred
Responsibilities
- The Student Extern is an adjunct to the patient care team.
- The extern performs at the level that has successfully been completed and passed in the clinical section at a local college.
- Under the general supervision of an RN the extern provides direct patient care in accordance with the established protocols, the skills they are able to perform are expanded.
- All newly hired externs will first function in the capacity of a nursing assistant, regardless of their nursing program clinical level.
- When the student has been cleared by the Supervisor, they may be moved to their appropriate skill level.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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