Registered Nurse; RN) Extern, Per Diem, Night Shifts

Job Summary:

The Nurse Extern is currently enrolled in a School of Nursing and who has successfully completed two Clinical Nursing courses. When on duty, he/she assists patients with activities of daily living and provides basic patient care which is designed to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of the patient. The Nurse Extern may also be cross trained to perform unit Secretary clerical duties.

The nurse Extern may perform nursing practice interventions which have been learned within his/her clinical training and which have been successfully validated by an RN staff member.

Completion of second Clinical Nursing course within an accredited school of Nursing Program.

Current BLS Certificate

Good oral and written communication skills in the English language.

Prior clinical experience in area of expertise preferred.

Our 378-bed acute care hospital opened in 1951 to serve the Hialeah, Florida community. Our team is committed to honoring the trust that our patients place in us by providing compassionate, safe, high-quality care in the right place, and at the right time.

Hialeah Hospital has been honored to receive a number of awards and designations for our superior health care services, including:

American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines - Heart Failure Gold Plus Award, 2018

American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines - Target Stroke Gold Plus Award, 2018

American College of Surgeons/American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - MBSAQIP Accredited Center

BCBS – Blue Distinction Specialty Care Bariatric Surgery, January 2018

Advanced Primary Stroke Center Re-accreditation, April 2018

American College of Radiology granted Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Re-accreditation, March 2016

Healogics Center of Distinction Award, 2017

Certificate of Accreditation from College of American Pathologist