RN Extern/PRN - MedSurg Job at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg, Ethridge, TN

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  • Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg
  • Ethridge, TN

Job Description

RN Extern/PRN - MedSurg at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg summary:

The RN Extern/PRN in MedSurg is a position designed for recent nursing graduates awaiting board certification, providing them with hands-on clinical experience under the supervision of a registered nurse. The extern will assist in various nursing duties, including patient care and learning essential skills within the nursing field. This role is intended to build confidence and exposure to different nursing specialties while ensuring compliance with training requirements.

Description:

05133 RN Extern Med/Surg STRHS-Lawrenceburg 09.22.22

Nurse externship is a recent graduate awaiting Boards. They are meant to give the nursing student more
clinical experience and confidence prior to boards. Nurse externs work under the supervision of an
experienced registered nurse serving as coach. Nurse externs may also have the opportunity to take nursing
workshops and attend conferences during the extern period. Nurse externships also help new nurses gain
exposure to nursing specialties, such as pediatrics or geriatric nursing.

Essential Functions ?

Nurse externs assist the mentor nurse in regular nursing duties. They usually may not administer medications
or begin IVs by themselves, but can assist in these and a number of other procedures. Nurse externs may also
provide or assist with personal patient care such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, and changing bed linens.
Different nurse externships have differing requirements, but in general, the nurse extern must currently be
enrolled in a nursing program and have completed at least one year or nursing school. They may be required
to have completed at least clinical nursing course prior to the externship.
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Nurse externs learn to perform duties common to the departments they are training in, such as triage,
resuscitation, general patient care, charting and patient assessment. Nurse externs can generally not perform
any duties independently, but must work under the direct supervision and approval of the registered nurse
serving as mentor and coach.

Qualifications:

Job Requirements ?

Minimum Education
Currently enrolled towards certification as RN

Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be
able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS) (may be completed during orientation week 1 before patient care)

As required by the assigned work area.

Licenses:
Not required at this time.

Keywords:

RN extern, nursing, patient care, clinical experience, MedSurg, nursing school, healthcare, nursing workshops, mentorship, nursing specialties

Job Tags

Part time, Relief,

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