NURSE EXTERN - MED SURG, KELEMEN 9

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The purpose of this role is to give current nursing students (traditionally between junior and senior semesters) the opportunity for real world acute care hospital experience focusing on patient care, service and excellence and assisting the Registered Nurse with high quality outcomes.

• Administers Nursing care under the direction of the Professional Registered Nurse
• Acclimates to the Acute Care Nursing setting
• Participates in nursing activities previously learned/demonstrated as part of the nursing school curriculum
• Learn the role of professional nursing and the collaboration and integration of technology and the interprofessional team.

Kelemen North and South 9 is a two-sided, seventy-six bed Medical-Surgical Telemetry unit. Our staff care for a variety of patient populations, including cardiac, trauma, gastrointestinal, and psych. Also to support our staff are Clinical Nurse Managers (CNMs) which help with patient care, through put, and assignments. Nurses who are staffed on Kelemen 9 are required to have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications, which will allow competent and safe care for our complex patient populations.

• Undergraduate Students pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (must be entering their Senior year) and completed one full clinical rotation in acute care setting
• Minimum cumulative GPA 3.0

• American Heart Association BLS

• One Letter of Recommendation (Faculty or Professional) required; two preferred
• Ability to work 36 hours per week with no planned time-off