2025 Summer Extern Nurse Technician

2025 Summer Extern Nurse Technician

Singing River Health System Hospital (All 3 Locations) | Part-Time | Shift Varies

Position Overview:
These positions are participants in the MCQW Summer Externship program.  The extern must complete 320 hours of required training from 27 May 2025 through 5 August 2025.  The Nurse Extern provides fundamentals of nursing care (i.e. personal and restorative care) to patients according to predefined guidelines, a plan of care established by a Registered Nurse, and under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse staff.  Expectation is for all performed duties to be in accordance with Singing River Health System procedures and policies, accreditation organization, and governing guidance and publications for health care employees.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:
Must be currently enrolled in a NLN School of Nursing with 2nd Level completed.  Must be accepted in the Mississippi Hospital Association/MCQW Summer Student Externship program.

License:
N/A

Certification:
Must complete BCLS certification by the end of position orientation.

Experience:
None.

Reports to:
RN responsible for patient care management/patient care during a shift, Patient Care Coordinator, Patient Care Manager, works directly with assigned Nurse Preceptor

Supervises:
None

Physical Demands:
Stands, turns, bends, stoops, lifts, climbs, and uses many physical motions in performing day-to-day activities. Must be able to stand for extended periods and do a great deal of walking without experiencing undue fatigue. Potential exposure to communicable disease or radiation.
Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, with or without correction.  Must demonstrate the ability to communicate, speak, and enunciate to express/exchange ideas and detailed information in person and on the telephone.  Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity, with or without correction, with the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms that are closer to compare data at close vision.  Manual dexterity of hands and feet to ambulate and adroitly manage multiple pieces of equipment/tubes/invasive lines.
Must be able to be active for extended periods without experiencing undue fatigue.  Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may occur according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands:
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.  Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.  Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.  Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.  Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.  Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations

Special Demands:
Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.  Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.).  Must have intermediate knowledge of MS Outlook and Word.  
The Nurse Extern must be willing to work on any unit with a similar skill set requirements for which the Nurse Extern has developed competency
Must be accepted in the Mississippi Hospital Association/MCQW Summer Student Externship program.  Requires availability for a total of 320 hours during the approved externship program.