Nurse Extern Medical Surgical Progressive Care

Banner Health Corporate; South Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health's Nurse Extern program offers nursing students near graduation hands-on experience in a clinical setting. Under RN supervision, externs will practice patient assessment, medication administration, IV management, and data collection in an EMR.

Participants must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation, with current BLS certification and the ability to pass state Boards within specified timelines.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation.
• Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on initial anticipated graduation date.
• Current BLS certification.
• Must be able to pass Nursing State Boards within 90 days after graduation or within 60 days after a second attempt.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care under RN supervision, addressing comfort and basic procedures.
• Assist in assessment, planning, diagnosis, and evaluation of patient care.
• Utilize critical thinking to identify patient needs and report observations.
• Collaborate with disciplines in care planning and modification under supervision.
• Adhere to safety and regulatory standards while demonstrating Banner's core behaviors.
• May not perform skills independently without RN supervision.

Skills

Nursing Fundamentals

Clinical Assessment

IV Therapy Basics

Education

Nursing program enrollment

Within 1 year of graduation

Tools

EMR data entry

Job description

Primary City/State: Tucson, Arizona
Department Name: Med/Surg 5SW
Work Shift: Day
Job Category: Nursing

Are you a nursing student graduating in 12 months or less (Junior or Senior students)? Are you ready to gain hands‑on experience in a clinical setting before you graduate? Look no further than Banner Health's new Nurse Extern program! Under the supervision of an RN preceptor, our nurse externs will have the chance to practice various skills, including:

• assessing patients, administering medications, adjusting IV pump rates or devices, parenteral fluids, blood products or IV flushes, initiating, titrating and discontinuing oxygen, and performing basic data collection in an EMR
• In addition, our nurse externs will have the chance to practice any skill for which they have received didactic and clinical instruction for an can provide evidence of a skill checklist from an accredited nursing program.
• Throughout the program, our nursing externs are also able to spend time with the clinical case manager, observe procedures, or participate in other activities relevant to the patient population with which they are involved.
• Banners goal when placing an RN Nurse Extern is after you Graduate and obtain your RN license that you continue as a New Grad in the same unit that you selected for your extern position. This is an amazing opportunity to grow and to obtain an amazing skill set even before receiving your RN license.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation.
• Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on initial anticipated graduation date.
• Current BLS certification.
• Must be able to pass Nursing State Boards within 90 days after graduation or in the event a second attempt is needed, must schedule and pass within an additional 60 days from the first attempt.
• Will work a minimum of 12 hours a month; cannot exceed 20 hours per week.

Unit Description

5 South West is a brand new 17 bed unit offering care to a wide variety of Medical Surgical and Progressive Care patients. Here you will have the unique opportunity to be a part of creating and growing a unit from the ground up. Here you will see patients with multiple comorbidities including sepsis, wound infections, respiratory conditions, and mental health needs. RNs in this space will truly learn something new each day and be a part of a close nit interdisciplinary team!

Banner - University Medical Center South is a comprehensive academic medical center that includes an Emergency department, a state-designated trauma center and a Behavioral Health Pavilion. We are an Arizona Department of Health Services-accredited Cardiac Receiving Center and a Nurses Improving Care for Health system Elders-designated senior-friendly hospital. The hospital is staffed by physicians who are full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and is managed by Banner Health under an operating agreement with Pima County. Our specialty services include inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, treatment and education for diabetes, innovative geriatrics care and comprehensive orthopedics.

Position Summary

This positioin, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse, will allow the nursing student within one year from graduation with a Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in Nursing prior to passing State Boards, the ability to expand their clinical experience while working through standard Nurse Extern competency assessment on a wide variety of patient care activities, which include classroom training, participation in patient care planning, implementation, observation and evaluation, as well as identification/reporting significant observations. The unlicensed Nurse Extern role is not a permanent position. Employment will be impacted based on criteria outlined in the Nurse Program policy.

Core Functions

1. The unlicensed Nurse Extern must always be under the direct supervision of a designated licensed professional registered nurse.
2. Provides direct nursing care including attending to client’s comfort needs and other nursing skills/procedures for which they have received didactic & clinical instruction in their program, as well as their competency established and witnessed under the direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse.
3. Assists in the assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation and nursing care under direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse.
4. Must be able to use critical thinking and problem‑solving skills and analyze complex data in order to identify and report patient status to a licensed professional registered nurse.
5. Collaborates with other disciplines in the planning, implementation, evaluation and modification of nursing care under the direct supervisor of a licensed professional registered nurse.
6. Follows safety standards, adheres to compliance education/training, and performs all functions according to established policies/procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements as well as applicable professional standards in all aspects of performance, while demonstrating Banner’s core behaviors in order to deliver an excellent service experience.
7. May not perform any skill independently or without direct supervision of the licensed professional registered nurse.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation upon hire.
• Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on initial anticipated graduation date at day of hire.
• Certification for BLS is required.
• Must be able to pass Nursing State Boards within 90 days after graduation or in the event a second attempt is needed, must schedule and pass within an additional 60 days from first attempt.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

EEO Statement

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

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