Lebanon, PA | Nursing | Tracking Code: 90750

Nurse Extern - Summer 2023 - Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital

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Nurse Extern Program 2023

• Program dates: June 5 – August 5
• Extern Orientation:  June 6 – 9
• 1st Unit Rotation – June 11 – July 8
• 2nd Unit Rotation – July 9 – August 5
• 9- week program
• 8- week preceptor clinical experience (2, 4- week rotations)
• 4- day hospital orientation
• Units available: 4 East Med/Surg, 2 East Med/Surg/Tele, 3 South Med/Surg/Tele
• 1:1 experienced RN preceptor.
• 36 hours per week (Day, evenings and nights - including weekends and holidays (will follow preceptor schedule)
• Paid clinical experience
• PA Child Abuse & FBI fingerprint clearances required
• At completion of program, students may have the ability to continue employment in a Nursing Assistant capacity by working a minimum of 12 hours per month 
• Optional - can take up to 36 hours/ 1 week off during program (unpaid)

 

 

Welcome to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital — providing powerful medicine and comforting care to the residents of Lebanon County for more than 125 years.

As the community hospital of the Lebanon valley region, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital offers a wide variety of acute care and outpatient services that help improve the health of our community.

• Our WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center is Lebanon County’s first and only integrated cancer center providing medical and radiation oncology in a state of the art facility with a warm and healing environment.
• The state-of-the-art Cardiac & Vascular Center has won national awards from the American Heart Association. Our center also has been designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care by Highmark Blue Shield. We offer diagnostic and interventional cardiology as well as electrophysiology and open-heart surgery.
• The New Beginning Birth Suites offer new moms a one-stop experience for labor, delivery and recovery in a family-friendly setting.
• The WellSpan Wound Healing Center has created new hope for those with non-healing wounds.
• Plus, we have a convenient network of laboratory and imaging centers around the county so you can take care of your medical tests closer to home.

 

Job Description:

Under supervision of the registered nurse, and as a fully functioning member of the patient care team, provides direct care to patients by performing a variety of duties, including assisting with data collection, provision of care, completion of selected therapeutic interventions, and documentation of care provided for a specified group of patients.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides information needed by the registered nurse to coordinate the care and discharge planning for the patient and family.
2. Provides general nursing care and personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, dressing, eating, changing bed linens and bed pans and positioning.
3. Assists in the preparation and transportation of patients for tests, procedures, etc.
4. Monitors patient condition levels; reports changes to the appropriate individuals.
5. Obtains and documents patient vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, weight, respiration, pulse, pain, and department-specific requirements.
6. Performs selected procedures if demonstrated competency during formal Nurse Extern Program (If Nurse Extern Program completed at medical facility other than York Hospital, skills checklist/competency verification must be provided), such as catheterization, nasogastric tube insertion and care, wound care, administration of tube feedings, enema administration and ostomy care.
7. Sets up and removes equipment and supplies; ensures equipment is functioning properly and stored appropriately.
8. Performs EKGs and Point-of-Care testing which may include blood glucose, hemoccult and specific gravity testing.
9. Runs special errands as required. Responds to light calls.
10. Ensures patient rooms, nursing areas, supply carts, etc. are stocked with appropriate items at required levels.
11. Maintains par levels of supplies and equipment on assigned unit(s). Notifies supervisor when reorder points are reached.

 

Must meet the following criteria:

o Currently enrolled in an accredited BSN, ADN, or diploma program

o Must be in senior year; graduating December 2023 or Spring 2024

 

Must submit the following as an attachment in addition to the online application:

o Cover letter and professional resume

o AHA or ARC BLS certification

o Unofficial transcripts including most recent semester completed

 

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