Student Nurse Extern I - Cardiology Oncology Stepdown Unit

Gamma Phi Omega International; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill currently seeks a Student Nurse Extern I to support nursing teams in the Cardiology Oncology Stepdown unit. The role partners with an RN mentor to deliver supervised patient care and gain hands-on experience.

The externship emphasizes foundational nursing skills and professional socialization within a clinical setting. Qualifications include enrollment in a prelicensure program, NC Nursing Assistant I listing, BLS, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months from start of externship.
• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina DHHS.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Observes, collects, and documents patient information and reports significant changes to a nurse or provider.
• Assists patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge.
• Provides direct and indirect patient care within the Nursing Assistant I scope.
• Supports routine examinations and procedures and maintains unit cleanliness and organization.
• Assists in patient education and documentation under supervision.

Skills

Nursing Assistant I

BLS certified

English fluency

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Description

The Cardiology and Oncology Stepdown Unit (COSU) unit is a 13-bed intermediate care unit that provides an inclusive atmosphere for professional growth and compassionate care. Team members are challenged by the innovative treatments and the critical care patients we serve! Teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration are hallmarks for this unit while providing high quality “Carolina Care” to the patients and families we serve. Our ONE GREAT TEAM facilitates admissions, treatments, transfers, and discharges of patients 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

The goal of the Student Nurse Externship experience is to provide prelicensure nursing students with an immersive experience to enhance their foundational nursing education and role socialization within a clinical setting. The Student Nurse Extern I (SNE I) position is intended for nursing students enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing to function as a member of the patient care team. The SNE I will work with their RN partner as a partner in practice within their Nursing Assistant I scope of practice. Note: The externship is not an extension of school clinicals so skills performed as a student under the supervision of a clinical instructor are not permitted i.e. IV/PO medication administration, assessment, documentation, NGT/foley insertion.

The Student Nurse Extern I demonstrates the ability to learn and apply the concepts they have been taught in their nursing program to provide technically skilled care in their assigned department. This position provides the chance to work with RNs in a variety of healthcare settings, earning valuable experience that will enhance nursing knowledge and prepare the incumbent for a profession as a registered nurse.

The SNE I reports to the assigned department’s Patient Services Manager or designated Education Leader and works under the direct supervision of an assigned RN partner. The RN partner facilitates and supports learning experiences to enable the SNE to proficiently perform nursing care activities in both complex and non-complex situations. Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or provider.

Responsibilities

Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or provider. Participates in the collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues.

Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.

Provides care/ treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to, the measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, postural drainage, and supportive 1:1 patient and family interactions.

Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation. Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.

Provides indirect care to patients and assigned area to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re-stocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and some routine clerical functions.

Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or provider and document patient understanding of instructions.

Assist providers and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.

In the psychiatric setting, aids patients in reality orientation, participates in behavior modification plans/therapy, provides informal support therapy to patients/families, provides verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aids in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitates age appropriate play for children, and monitors the therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure that emotional and safety needs of patients are met.

Other Information

• High School Diploma/GED


• Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months time from the start of student nurse externship.


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


• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification


• None required.


• Fluent in verbal and written English language.


• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care. Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.


• Basic computer skills.


• Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on a bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight.


• Frequent to continuous standing/walking.


• Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Cardiology Oncology Stepdown

Work Type: Temporary Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary:$18.00 per hour

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

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

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.