05133 RN Extern Med/Surg STRHS-Lawrenceburg 09.22.22 Nurse externship is a recent graduate awaiting Boards. They are meant to give the nursing student more clinical experience and confidence prior to boards. Nurse externs work under the supervision of an experienced registered nurse serving as coach. Nurse externs may also have the opportunity to take nursing workshops and attend conferences during the extern period. Nurse externships also help new nurses gain exposure to nursing specialties, such as pediatrics or geriatric nursing.

Essential Functions ?

Nurse externs assist the mentor nurse in regular nursing duties. They usually may not administer medications or begin IVs by themselves, but can assist in these and a number of other procedures. Nurse externs may also provide or assist with personal patient care such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, and changing bed linens. Different nurse externships have differing requirements, but in general, the nurse extern must currently be enrolled in a nursing program and have completed at least one year or nursing school. They may be required to have completed at least clinical nursing course prior to the externship. Job Description Report REPORT GENERATED: MARCH 26, 2021, 10:49 AM Nurse externs learn to perform duties common to the departments they are training in, such as triage, resuscitation, general patient care, charting and patient assessment. Nurse externs can generally not perform any duties independently, but must work under the direct supervision and approval of the registered nurse serving as mentor and coach.

Job Requirements ?

Minimum Education Currently enrolled towards certification as RN

Required Skills Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) (may be completed during orientation week 1 before patient care)

As required by the assigned work area.

Licenses: Not required at this time.

Job: *Nursing

Organization: *Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg

Title: RN Extern/PRN - MedSurg

Location: Tennessee-Lawrenceburg

Requisition ID: 7425-3228