Telemetry RN Student Extern — Day Shifts (12h)

Prime Healthcare; Missouri; On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Healthcare is seeking an RN Student Extern for the Telemetry Unit at St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The extern will provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting, under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include acting as an adjunct to the patient care team, starting as a nursing assistant and advancing as clinical clearance is achieved. The role involves 12-hour day shifts and full-time status in a hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed the first semester of a nursing program.
• Must be in good and academic standing.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification.
• Certified Nursing Assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Student Extern is an adjunct to the patient care team.
• The extern performs at the level that has successfully been completed and passed in the clinical section at a local college.
• Under the general supervision of an RN the extern provides direct patient care in accordance with the established protocols, the skills they are able to perform are expanded.
• All newly hired externs will first function in the capacity of a nursing assistant, regardless of their nursing program clinical level.
• When the student has been cleared by the Supervisor, they may be moved to their appropriate skill level.

Skills

Direct patient care

RN supervision

Education

First semester nursing program

Current Basic Life Support Certification

Certified Nursing Assistant preferred

Job description

Prime Healthcare is seeking an RN Student Extern for the Telemetry Unit at St Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The extern will provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting, under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include acting as an adjunct to the patient care team, starting as a nursing assistant and advancing as clinical clearance is achieved. The role involves 12-hour day shifts and full-time status in a hospital environment.