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Description

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Summary

The goal of the Student Nurse Externship experience is to provide undergraduate nursing students with an extended clinical experience to enhance their foundational nursing education. Student Nurse Extern (SNE) demonstrates the ability to learn and apply the knowledge and skills they have been taught in their nursing program to provide technically skilled care in their assigned department. SNE functions as a member of the patient care team, experiencing the complexities of a nursing care delivery model while increasing the extern’s independence in taking a patient care assignment. SNE reports to the assigned department’s Patient Services Manager and works with a limited degree of independence under the direct supervision of an assigned Registered Nurse (RN) Preceptor. The RN Preceptor supports learning experiences to enable the SNE to proficiently perform nursing care activities in both complex and non-complex situations.

Responsibilities

Patients, families and other members of the healthcare team, as key customers, are provided with cost efficient care with excellent clinical outcomes, provided by a team member who understands and respects each member of the multidiscipline team and interacts with other team members and customers in a friendly, helpful and courteous manner.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Completion of junior (first year) level in a Professional ADN or BSN School of Nursing and evidence of active enrollment in a nursing school required.

EXPERIENCE

• None required.

LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION

• Listed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Communicates clearly and concisely verbally and in writing.

• Exposure and basic skills in use of clinical computer systems. Strong customer focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other infectious diseases requiring the use of protective equipment. Exposed to other hazards such as radiation, toxic waste, chemical hazards based on the departments.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a range of physical activity from sedentary work to heavy word. Includes sitting, standing, walking and lifting patients and objects throughout the shift.

Job Details

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Emergency Dept

Work Type: Per Diem

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: LENOIR MEM

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.