Nurse Extern Medical Surgical PCU

Primary City/State:
Tucson, Arizona

Department Name: PCU Cardiovascular T1 7EW
-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day Job Category:
Nursing

Are you a nursing student graduating in 12 months or less (Junior or Senior students)? Are you ready to gain hands‑on experience in a clinical setting before you graduate? Look no further than Banner Health's new Nurse Extern program! Under the supervision of an RN preceptor, our nurse externs will have the chance to practice various skills, including: assessing patients, administering medications, adjusting IV pump rates or devices, parenteral fluids, blood products or IV flushes, initiating, titrating and discontinuing oxygen, and performing basic data collection in an EMR.

In addition, our nurse externs will have the chance to practice any skill for which they have received didactic and clinical instruction for, as they are able to provide evidence of a skill checklist from an accredited nursing program. Throughout the program, our nursing externs are also able to spend time with the clinical case manager, observe procedures, or participate in other activities relevant to the patient population with which they are involved.

Banners goal when placing an RN Nurse Extern is after you graduate and obtain your RN license that you continue as a New Grad in the same unit that you selected for your extern position. This is an amazing opportunity to grow and to obtain an amazing skill set even before receiving your RN license.

• Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and within 1 year of graduation.
• 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.
• Will work a minimum of 12 hours a month; cannot exceed 20 hours per week.

On our Medical Surgical PCU unit, we care for adult and geriatric patient populations with multiple co‑morbidities. You will have an opportunity to work with a multitude of services such as but not limited to Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology, Vascular Surgery, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Gastroenterology, nephrology and Hospitalists. You will work closely with our WOCNs (Wound Ostomy Care Nurses), wound vacs, heparin drips, blood transfusions, NG Tubes, Dobhoff Tubes, and PEG Tubes just to name a few.

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health‑care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children’s – recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is a Level1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients.

The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® for nursing excellence. The hospital’s physicians are full‑time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi‑organ transplant program.

This position, under the direct supervision of a licensed professional registered nurse, will allow the nursing student…