Nurse Extern

Charleston Area Medical Center; Weston (WV); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital is seeking a Nurse Extern to develop nursing skills through mentorship with an RN and gain hands-on experience in direct patient care within MED SURG UNIT/TELEMETRY.

The role supports patient care activities under supervision, focusing on compassionate, patient-centered care and clinical excellence for every patient interaction.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate's Degree.
• CPR certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: collect data under RN supervision and support patient care.
• Diagnosis: assist RN in identifying health issues and care needs.
• Outcomes Identification: help define expected outcomes for patient care plans.
• Planning: assist in developing care plans to achieve outcomes.
• Implementation: execute the care plan under supervision.
• Evaluation: monitor progress toward outcomes with the RN.

Skills

Nursing fundamentals

Light lifting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Job description

Nurse Extern -- MED SURG UNIT / TELEMETRY -- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital

Job Summary

As a Nurse Extern you will develop your nursing skills through a partnership with an experienced Registered Nurse and gain hands on experience performing direct patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: The nurse extern, under the direction of the registered nurse, collects comprehensive data pertinent to the healthcare consumer’s health and/or situation by providing an extraordinary patient experience, compassionate care and clinical excellence one patient at a time.
• Diagnosis: The nurse extern, under the direction of the registered nurse, analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or the issues by providing an extraordinary patient experience, compassionate care and clinical excellence one patient at a time.
• Outcomes Identification: The nurse extern, under the direction of the registered nurse, identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation by providing an extraordinary patient experience, compassionate care and clinical excellence one patient at a time.
• Planning: The nurse extern, under the direction of the registered nurse, develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternative to attain expected outcomes by providing an extraordinary patient experience, compassionate care and clinical excellence one patient at a time.
• Implementation: The nurse extern, under the direction of the registered nurse, implements the identified plan by providing an extraordinary patient experience, compassionate care and clinical excellence one patient at a time.
• Evaluation: The nurse extern, under the direction of the registered nurse, evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes by providing an extraordinary patient experience, compassionate care and clinical excellence one patient at a time.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Light Work: Frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to10 lbs with a maximum lifting of 25 lbs.

Experience with nursing fundamentals in lab and/or clinical setting as evidenced by completed nursing fundamentals skill check-off.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED (Required)
• Associate's Degree

Credentials

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Work Schedule

Varies

Status

PRN

Location

Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital

WV:Weston:Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital

Salary

Negotiable

Employment Type

Employee

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tara D. Larew [e-mail]