About the role#
As a Nurse Extern in the Emergency Department, you will work under the direction of a Registered Nurse preceptor to provide patient care. This role involves an interdisciplinary approach to assessing, planning, and evaluating patient outcomes while ensuring clear communication across the healthcare team.
What you'll do#
- Utilize the nursing process to provide patient care and support patient goals.
- Perform nursing interventions, including medication administration and reconciliation, fall prevention, and VTE prevention.
- Provide direct patient care to promote comfort and assist with diagnostic or treatment procedures.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living, including dietary and hygiene needs.
- Help with ambulating, turning, positioning, and transporting patients.
- Answer call lights and report observations to the patient's nurse.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe environment to support infection control.
- Provide customer service to patients and their families.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an accredited Registered Nurse program approved by the State Board of Nursing.
- For BSN students: You must be entering your senior year and have completed the medical/surgical clinical component.
- For Diploma/Associate students: You must be entering your final year of nursing school.
- Good academic standing and the ability to provide proof of continued enrollment and passing grades each semester.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, including CPR and AED, from the American Heart Association.
- Required clearances: Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 FBI clearance.
Location & details#
- Location: Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Schedule: Shifts are based on operational needs, including rotations, standby, and on-call duties.
- Employment: This is a paid, part-time position.
About Independence Health System
Independence Health System operates five hospitals across a 10-county region in Western Pennsylvania. The organization provides medical, surgical, emergency, and behavioral health care services. It maintains a network of primary care physicians and specializes in cardiology, orthopedics, and maternity care. The system functions as the largest employer in Butler and Westmoreland counties.
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