What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Extern I - Nursing - RN Student Techs position at Hospital Sisters Health System?
Paid Student Nurse Extern I | St. Joseph's Hospital, Breese IL
Our student Nurse Extern position provides the opportunity to gain supervised, hands-on working experience while still in nursing school. Nurse Externs gain valuable experience to help them prepare for careers as members of the medical community tasked with providing high-quality care to patients.
Nurse Extern I Overview:
Nurse Extern I:
- Candidate MUST be actively enrolled in an accredited ADN or BSN program AND
- Candidate MUST successfully completed at least one medical-surgical clinical rotation before Nurse Extern I offer can be extended.
- Nurse Extern I performs or assists with patient care utilizing the nursing process under the supervision of a registered nurse preceptor. Provides care for patients of all ages according to the standards of care specific to the individual's needs.
Candidate specific department interest and department availability will be discussed during scheduled phone call with recruiter.
Qualifications
Education
Nursing student currently enrolled in an accredited ADN or BSN program, or graduated with BSN or ADN within the previous 1 year.
Student must have successfully completed at least one clinical rotation.
Experience
Successfully completed at least one medical-surgical clinical rotation.
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations
Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.
Overview
Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 15 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 15,000 colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day.
Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a health care system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments.
Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.
HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Benefits
HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health. Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.
- Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
- Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
- Education Assistance benefits include up to $4,000 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
- Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
- Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!
