Job Information
Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Inc. Nurse Extern-PRN in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Nurse externs are nursing students who are currently enrolled in a board-approved, prelicensure program of nursing program within the United States.
Skills taught in the board approved prelicensure nursing program can be performed after approval from school faculty as competent, and are deemed competent by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse from Jennie Stuart Health.
The nurse extern may provide nursing assistance under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. A licensed practical nurse may participate with the registered nurse in providing supervision to the nurse extern.
Nurse externs may not independently assume the role, function, or responsibility of licensed personnel, or be substituted for licensed nursing staff.
FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS
Inclement Weather Classification : Non-Essential
Physical Demands: Regularly (R), Essential (E) or Non-Essential (NE) Vision (Corrected/Normal)Colored Vision Hearing (Corrected/Normal)Sense of Touch Sense of Smell Finger Dexerity Temperature Discrimination Clear Oral Communication Pushing Lifting (Floor to Waist)Lifting—12” to waist Lifting—Waist to Shoulders Lifting—Shoulder to Overhead Reaching Overhead Reaching Forward Carrying Standing Sitting Squatting Stooping Kneeling Walking Running Crawling Climbing Stairs (Ascending/Descending)Turning (Head/Neck)Repetitive Leg/Arm Movement Use of Foot or Hand Controls
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Other duties as assigned.
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS
Organizational Expectations: Create a culture of respect, free of incivility, bullying, and workplace violence .Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization. Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention. Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience. Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice. Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities. Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards .Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information. Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization. Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and TJC standards and/or standards from other accrediting bodies.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Skills you may perform upon being deemed competent: Application of heat and cold Insertion of needle/catheter into vein Discontinuance of peripheral IV catheter Insertion of urinary catheterization (male and/or female) - both indwelling and in and out catheterization Nasogastric tube insertion and removal Blood glucose monitoring Sterile dressing changes/wound care Splint application Tracheostomy care to well established tracheostomies Rectal enemas (without medications)
Skills you may NOT perform : Administration of medication (oral, rectal, IM, SQ, or intradermal).Administer blood or blood products. Access or discontinue ports or central venous lines .Receipt of verbal orders.
Required Skills
Actively enrolled as a student in a board-approved prelicensure program of nursing with a minimum GPA of 2.5.Successfully completed the second semester of nursing school.Current BLS certification for HealthCare Providers from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Required Experience