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    nurse extern ii - Tifton, GA , USA, United States - Southwell, Inc.

    Southwell, Inc.
    Southwell, Inc. Tifton, GA , USA, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    * $5,000 Sign on Bonus


    DEPARTMENT:
    Resource Pool


    FACILITY:
    Tift Regional Medical Center


    WORK TYPE:

    PRN

    SHIFT:
    Varied


    HOURS:
    Varied (Minimum of 16 hrs/month)


    SUMMARY:


    The Nurse Extern program is designed for RN nursing students who have completed one semester of an accredited nursing program.

    The program is designed to provide nursing students an opportunity to work and learn in dynamic and supportive clinical environments.

    As an extern, you will have the opportunity to improve your self-confidence, communication, critical thinking, and time management skills while enhancing your clinical competence by building on the fundamental and theoretical knowledge acquired in nursing school.

    In addition, this program will increase a student's awareness of the role of the professional nurse and the understanding of the organizational structure and operations within an acute on long term setting.


    Students who are accepted into the Nurse Extern program will be required to work a minimum of 16 hours a month.

    Students must work a minimum of one 12 hour shift as a Patient Care Tech and one 4 hour observational experience per month.

    If a student desires, additional hours may be worked.

    Nurse Externs provide patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for assigned patients.

    Nurse Externs are responsible for assisting with both clinical and clerical duties, for assisting the nursing staff in delivery of quality care, and for coordinating communications occurring at the Nurses' Station while assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care and safety.

    Nurse Externs are responsible for providing excellent customer service to patients, patient's families, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.


    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Correctly enters surgical cases in Cerner.
    • Correctly orders labs, X-Rays, Dietary supplies and Respiratory Care. Follows up with department involved.
    • Knows emergency codes (i.e., Code Red, Code Blue, etc.) and calmly announces.
    • Maintains cleanliness in the unit area.
    • Makes proper charges for supplies, equipment, and services.
    • Assumes responsibility and accountability for individualized judgements and actions.
    • Promptly (within 5 minutes of knowing about them) informs the patient's nurse of any stat orders or medicine to be given.
    • Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential information with discretion for the patient, family, and/or co-worker.
    • Adheres to legal responsibilities and does not alter medical records.
    • Protects patient's rights by knocking before entering the room and by properly draping patients prior to a procedure.
    • Follows policies related to informed consent, confidentiality, patient rights, and access to chart and advance directive information.
    • Makes needed copies of chart when patient is transferred or discharged.
    • Keeps OR/Anesthesia packets stocked at OR desk.
    • Assists in the participation and removal of safety devices (i.e., side rails, footboards, OHFB, etc.).
    • Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
    • Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy.
    • Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position.
    • Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
    • Attends all mandatory education programs.
    • Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
    • Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
    • Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department.
    • Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
    • Manages resources effectively.
    • Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment.
    • Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

    EDUCATION:

    • High School Diploma or Equivalent
    • Current full-time student in a nursing program

    OTHER INFORMATION:

    • Current full-time enrollment as a student in a nursing program required.
    • Completion of one semester of nursing required.
    • Current cumulative GPA of 2.5 of higher is strongly preferred.

    ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
    Submit the following documents for your application to be considered to


    • Two letters of recommendation from instructor. Letters of recommendation must come from the faculty member's email address and be on official letter head
    • Copy of BLS card from the American Heart Association
    • Copy of an official transcript from the most current school where you are attending
    • Minimum one page essay answering the questions, Why are you passionate about nursing? and What are your long term goals for your career in healthcare?

    COMPETENCIES & SKILLS:

    • Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, and achieves results with little oversight.
    • Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities and works with a variety of situations, individuals, groups, and varying customer needs.
    • Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
    • Beside monitoring
    • Basic Life Support certification
    • Clinical Assessment
    • Diplomatically handles challenging or tense interpersonal situations.
    • Works together with others to achieve a common goal.
    • Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
    • Is reliable and trustworthy while performing work in a consistent and timely manner.
    • Electronic medical record documentation
    • Electronic medical record software
    • Earns others' trust and respect through consistent honesty and transparency in all interactions.
    • Openness to different and new ways of doing things and willingness to modify one's preferred way of doing things.
    • Correctly interprets and follows instructions.
    • Possess the technical knowledge necessary to safely and efficiently perform job.
    • Understands and learns from what others say.
    • Machine/equipment operation
    • Conveys ideas and facts orally using language the audience will best understand.
    • Patient care skills including feeding, dressing, and bathing.
    • Proficient in safe patient care techniques
    • Has ability to cope with and rise to inevitable challenges, problems and set-backs.
    • Manages own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals.
    • Helps create a work environment that embraces and appreciates diversity.
    • Vital sign monitoring
    • Conveys ideas and facts in writing using language the reader will best understand.
    Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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