Nursing Student Extern

St. Anthony Hospitals; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, CO, seeks a Nursing Student Extern to provide supervised patient care while enrolled in an accredited nursing program.

You will perform delegated tasks, monitor vital signs, assist with ADLs, document findings, and support RN staff in a fast-paced clinical setting. Active enrollment and completion of fundamentals are required; attention to detail and teamwork are valued.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Successful completion of nursing fundamentals and first clinical rotations or equivalent.
• Active enrollment in a nursing program; proof of enrollment required each term.

Responsibilities

• Assists with delegated patient care tasks supervised by the Registered Nurse.
• Provides basic patient care including comfort, hygiene, skin care, safety, transport, and nutrition/elimination needs.
• Promptly answers call lights and responds to patient needs.
• Reports patient status changes to the Registered Nurse accurately and promptly.
• Documents vital signs, intake/output, nutrition, personal hygiene, weights and other care performed.
• Demonstrates safe clinical practices to ensure patient and staff safety.

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Nursing fundamentals & clinical rotations

Active enrollment in nursing program

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Nursing Student Extern, you will perform delegated duties and provide supportive care under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, consistent with your defined role and our policies.

Every day you will execute basic patient care tasks (vital signs, blood glucose, I&Os), assist patients with personal care and ADLs, report abnormal findings or changes to the RN, and support unit stocking, cleanliness, and orderliness.

To be successful in this role, you will be a nursing student enrolled in an accredited program, demonstrating personal accountability for our mission and core values. Your eagerness to learn, attention to detail, and ability to collaboratively support patient care in a clinical setting are essential.

• Assists with safe and appropriate delegated patient care tasks which are directly supervised by the nurse.
• Provides quality patient care, including comfort and hygiene measures, preventative skin care, safety measures, transport, and nutritional and elimination needs.
• Promptly answers call lights and responds to patient needs.
• Reports patient status changes and needs to Registered Nurse accurately and in a timely manner.
• Accurately documents vital signs, input/output, nutritional intake, personal hygiene, weights, and other patient care performed and reports findings promptly to Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrates effective use of clinical strategies to ensure patient and associate safety.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Successful completion of clinical nursing courses to have obtained competency in performing basic health care tasks (nursing fundamentals and med/surg clinical rotation or equivalent).
• Must be actively enrolled in a nursing program. Proof of active enrollment required each term. Any change in status must be communicated immediately.
• Completion of nursing fundamentals and first clinical rotations or equivalent.

Where You'll Work

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.