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Vail Health · 5 hours ago

Nurse Extern - Summer

Vail, Colorado, United States

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$25/hr - $25/hr

Vail Health is a leading mountain healthcare system located in Vail, Colorado, and they are seeking dedicated nursing students for a Summer Nurse Extern position. This role offers hands-on experience in various inpatient units while collaborating with registered nurses to provide quality patient care and enhance clinical skills.

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Responsibilities

Provides support as a nurse extern in one of the following departments: Emergency Department, Post-Anesthesia, and Patient Care Unit

Assists with and performs patient care including collection of patient information, accurate reading and documentation of vital signs, and recording input and output activities and treatments on the electronic medical record

Coordinates the daily patient flow and schedule to optimize patient care, safety, and satisfaction - includes preparing rooms for exams and procedures, transferring patients between departments, and providing sitter responsibilities as assigned

Performs activities of daily living (ADLs) appropriate to the patient's condition

Demonstrates clinical knowledge in all patient types and age groups to meet patient care needs/outcomes within the practice

Complies with processes to ensure patient safety and upholds patient fall precautions

Takes personal accountability to seek out experiences to enhance skills and competence and to develop role as a progression towards that of a Registered Nurse. Skills that the nurse extern may perform after completed competency training to include: insertion and removal of urinary catheters and non-sterile dressing changes. Nurse externs may not complete assessments

Protects patients and employees by assisting in maintaining a clean, safe working environment, and adhering to infection control policies and protocols

Displays cultural competency and ability to work with diverse patient populations

Maintains all assigned patient equipment processes, as needed. This may include cleaning, maintenance, and management of defective equipment, Continue Passive Motion (CPM) Therapy, compression devices, hot/cold devices, and telemetry devices

Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values

Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant