Nurse Extern II

Responsibilities

• Assists with patient vital signs
• Assists with personal hygiene and ADLs
• Feeds patients
• Ambulates patients
• Obtains point-of-care blood glucose monitoring
• Performs higher level interventions upon competency

Requirements

• Current enrollment in an accredited school of nursing
• Successfully completed a critical care nursing course
• Classified as a senior nursing student with an expected graduation date within the next 12 months or within 6 months of graduation from a nursing program
• Unofficial transcripts with a minimum 3.0 GPA in nursing coursework
• Letter of recommendation from faculty
• Effective communication skills with patients and their families

Qualifications

• Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification preferred, required if assigned to the TCU
• Current CPR certification required (American Heart Association Healthcare Provider only)