Nurse Extern II (bhs)

Job Description

Job Description:

The Nurse Extern will deliver patient care under the continuous, direct supervision of the preceptor per KBN AOS 15. The nurse extern may perform nursing tasks as delegated under the direct supervision of a registered nurse in accordance with this section. At minimum competency shall be verified by an official letter from the nursing program documenting that the nurse extern has successfully completed clinical tasks as a student in the program of nursing. Nurse Externs are expected to keep skills checklist with them at all times for preceptors to validate competency. The nurse extern will NOT independently assume the role, function or responsibility of licensed personnel.

Education: The Nurse Extern II must be actively enrolled in a board-approved pre-licensure nursing program and provide documented proof of active enrollment. Experience: Candidates must have successfully completed clinical coursework to reach senior-level standing as determined by an accredited school of nursing. They must provide documentation of skills performance evaluation or an official letter from the Nursing Program verifying specific skills completed.JOB IS FROM: nursingjobs.siteVIEW List of Documented Skills Performance:

• Vital Signs: Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respirations, Temperature
• Medications: Non-Parenteral route (PO, Optic, Ophthalmic, Nasal); Parenteral routes (ID, SQ, IM, Traditional, Z-Track)
• Non-Sterile Procedures: Patient transfer, Complete Bathing/Hygiene, Bed-making (occupied), Patient positioning (Semi Fowler’s, Supine, Lateral)
• Procedures: Sterile Gloving, Sterile Dressing Change, Hand Washing/PPE, Foley Catheter Insertion, Tracheostomy Suction, NG placement to suctioning or feeding and removal, Peripheral IV catheter insertion and removal, Change peripheral catheter to saline lock
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

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