About This Role
Working alongside experienced nurses and a dedicated preceptor, the Student Nurse Extern gains hands-on clinical experience in a supportive care environment. This transitional role allows nursing students to apply classroom knowledge in real-world patient care settings, explore various nursing specialties, and build confidence in clinical skills while preparing for their nursing career.
Responsibilities
- Complete patient care tasks based on skills deemed competent in nursing school under direction of an RN
- Contribute to overall quality and safe care for patients by answering patients’ calls for help, taking their vital signs, and monitoring their behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration
- Create a positive patient experience by assisting patients with their activities of daily living including assisting with baths, ambulating, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene, and making occupied and unoccupied beds
- Contribute to quality care and safety by assisting and performing procedures such as performing dressing changes, enemas, ostomy care, toileting, turning, cough and deep breathing, catheter care, collection of biological specimens, and measuring and recording intake and output of fluids
- Contribute to exceptional patient satisfaction by establishing a compassionate environment, timely responses to patients' needs, open communication, and providing emotional and psychological support
- Contribute to safety and quality care by relaying information via charting and communicating to team members
- Contribute to achievement of exceptional health care by functioning as a member of the team
- Inform licensed nurse of any changes in patient condition/needs, of patient complaints, and of patient/significant other educational needs
- Prepare patients for discharge and accompany them upon dismissal as indicated
- Stock and maintain supplies and equipment in keeping with patient care needs and cost containment, utilizing time and supplies economically and conscientiously
- Orient new patients and significant others to the nursing unit
- Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Current enrollment in an accredited school of nursing and completion of first clinical rotation, or no more than 90-days post conferral date
- No experience required
Important Details
- Schedule: Minimum commitment of 36 hours every six weeks with flexible scheduling to accommodate academic requirements
- Contract: PRN
- Shift: Variable
About the Company
SSM Health is a healthcare organization.
