Nurse Extern

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health & dental plans

403b retirement plan

PTO & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Day care

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health in Passaic County, NJ, is seeking a Nurse Extern to assist under RN supervision with general nursing care for a wide age range.

You will coordinate patient care and, after demonstrated competency, perform PCA duties and other technical tasks learned in your nursing program. Applicants must be a junior-year BSN student with a minimum 3.0 GPA and valid BLS certification through the American Heart Association.

Qualifications

• Must be a junior-year student enrolled in a BSN program.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Valid BLS certification through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Provide general nursing care under RN supervision.
• Coordinate patient care for a group of patients.
• After competency evaluation, perform PCA duties and other technical tasks learned in nursing program.

Skills

Patient care

Care coordination

Ages: infant to geriatric

Education

BSN student (junior year)

GPA ≥ 3.0

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Job Description

Under the immediate supervision of a Registered Nurse, provides general nursing care and coordinates patient care for a group of patients. Cares for infants through geriatric age groups. After evaluation of competency, the Nurse Extern is allowed to perform all the duties of a PCA as well as other technical duties, which have been learned in a nursing education program for which competency has been validated by a preceptor.

Qualifications

• Must be a junior-year student currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility

(Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency

St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About The Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics. The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.