What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Extern Cardiac Progressive Care Unit position at Banner Health?
Primary City/State:
Casper, Wyoming
Department Name:
PCU-Hosp
Work Shift:
Night
Job Category:
Nursing
Great nursing careers start with great training. Nurses at Banner Health enjoy some of the best on-the-job-training in the industry. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. Apply today and build your career.
Being centrally located in the state also allows you to easily travel through the state to take in all Wyoming as to offer such as, the Big Horn Mountains, Thermopolis Hot Springs, and Yellowstone National Park to name a few. You will find that Casper is city yet has a small-town feel, getting to see your teammates outside of work and finding yourself waving to patients that you helped make a difference in!
Joining the Cardiac Progressive Care as a Nurse Extern give the opportunity to work through the standard Nurse Externship competency assessment, and gain clinical experience in a wide variety of patient care activities. These activities may include classroom training, participation in patient care planning, implementation, observation, and evaluation, as well as identification/reporting significant observations. This program provides you with a collaborative learning environment in which you will have the opportunity to refine your nursing skills, enhance your knowledge, and develop personal and professional relationships.
In this Night Shift position you will work a minimum of 12 hours a month and be able to work a max of 20 hours a week.
Banner Wyoming Medical Center is located in the heart of Casper Wyoming. As the state's largest inpatient facility, Wyoming Medical Center is known and highly regarded for its cardiac and stroke services. With 249 beds and a level 2 trauma center, Wyoming Medical Center is proud to serve the entire state of Wyoming.
Position Summary
This positioin, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse, will allow the nursing student within one year from graduation with a Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in Nursing prior to passing State Boards, the ability to expand their clinical experience while working through standard Nurse Extern competency assessment on a wide variety of patient care activities, which include classroom training, participation in patient care planning, implementation, observation and evaluation, as well as identification/reporting significant observations. The unlicensed Nurse Extern role is not a permanent position. Employment will be impacted based on criteria outlined in the Nurse Program policy.
Core Functions
Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation upon hire.
Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on initial anticipated graduation date at day of hire.
Certification for BLS is required. Must be able to pass Nursing State Boards within 90 days after graduation or in the event a second attempt is needed, must schedule and pass within an additional 60 days from first attempt
Preferred Qualifications
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
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Casper, Wyoming
Department Name:
PCU-Hosp
Work Shift:
Night
Job Category:
Nursing
Great nursing careers start with great training. Nurses at Banner Health enjoy some of the best on-the-job-training in the industry. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. Apply today and build your career.
Being centrally located in the state also allows you to easily travel through the state to take in all Wyoming as to offer such as, the Big Horn Mountains, Thermopolis Hot Springs, and Yellowstone National Park to name a few. You will find that Casper is city yet has a small-town feel, getting to see your teammates outside of work and finding yourself waving to patients that you helped make a difference in!
Joining the Cardiac Progressive Care as a Nurse Extern give the opportunity to work through the standard Nurse Externship competency assessment, and gain clinical experience in a wide variety of patient care activities. These activities may include classroom training, participation in patient care planning, implementation, observation, and evaluation, as well as identification/reporting significant observations. This program provides you with a collaborative learning environment in which you will have the opportunity to refine your nursing skills, enhance your knowledge, and develop personal and professional relationships.
In this Night Shift position you will work a minimum of 12 hours a month and be able to work a max of 20 hours a week.
Banner Wyoming Medical Center is located in the heart of Casper Wyoming. As the state's largest inpatient facility, Wyoming Medical Center is known and highly regarded for its cardiac and stroke services. With 249 beds and a level 2 trauma center, Wyoming Medical Center is proud to serve the entire state of Wyoming.
Position Summary
This positioin, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse, will allow the nursing student within one year from graduation with a Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in Nursing prior to passing State Boards, the ability to expand their clinical experience while working through standard Nurse Extern competency assessment on a wide variety of patient care activities, which include classroom training, participation in patient care planning, implementation, observation and evaluation, as well as identification/reporting significant observations. The unlicensed Nurse Extern role is not a permanent position. Employment will be impacted based on criteria outlined in the Nurse Program policy.
Core Functions
- The unlicensed Nurse Extern must always be under the direct supervision of a designated licensed professional registered nurse.
- Provides direct nursing care including attending to client’s comfort needs and other nursing skills/procedures for which they have received didactic & clinical instruction in their program, as well as their competency established and witnessed under the direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse.
- Assists in the assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, evaluation and nursing care under direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse.
- Must be able to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills and analyze complex data in order to identify and report patient status to a licensed professional registered nurse
- Collaborates with other disciplines in the planning, implementation, evaluation and modification of nursing care under the direct supervisor of a licensed professional registered nurse.
- Follows safety standards, adheres to compliance education/training, and performs all functions according to established policies/procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements as well as applicable professional standards in all aspects of performance, while demonstrating Banner’s core behaviors in order to deliver an excellent service experience.
- May not perform any skill independently or without direct supervision of the licensed professional registered nurse. Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments: physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient. Performs specific duties related to the assigned nursing unit under direct supervision of the licensed professional registered nurse & within the approved polices of the facility in which they are employed. Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information. The unlicensed Nurse Extern can continue to perform routine, repetitive nursing activities within the essential functions of the Nurse Extern role that require no nursing judgement while pending transfer into the RN New Graduate role. The unlicensed Nurse Extern must always be under the direct supervision of a designated licensed professional registered nurse.
Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation upon hire.
Must be able to graduate from an accredited nursing program on initial anticipated graduation date at day of hire.
Certification for BLS is required. Must be able to pass Nursing State Boards within 90 days after graduation or in the event a second attempt is needed, must schedule and pass within an additional 60 days from first attempt
Preferred Qualifications
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy