Nurse Extern | Clinical Education | PRN

Work Status Details

PRO RE NATA - AS NEEDED | 24.00 Hours Every Two Weeks

Shift: Days

Pay Rate Type:
Hourly

Location:

Yuma Medical Center

Min = $18.50
Mid = $25.38
Max = $32.26

The nurse extern I, under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN), is responsible for providing appropriate nursing care to patients. The nurse extern I’s care includes collecting and documenting patient data; observing, administering, and documenting approved nursing procedures; attending to patients' comfort needs; and performing specific duties related to the assigned nursing unit. The RN shall supervise an extern meeting minimum job requirements.

The extern must have completed didactic instruction with clinical validation in fundamental nursing skills and satisfactory completion of clinical experience in the nursing program. The nurse extern, under RN supervision, may perform other skills for which she/he has received didactic and clinical instruction in his/her program, including medication administration. All skills must be validated by a qualified preceptor and documented in accordance with the organization policies.

• Advocacy & Moral Agency:
  Represent the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff, serve as an agent in identifying and resolving ethical and clinical concerns, identify client/family needs for basic information, and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Response to Diversity:
  Collaborate in recognizing and incorporating cultural differences, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values into the plan of care; demonstrate respectful behavior toward client/family/team diversity.
• Clinical Inquiry:
  Question and evaluate practice, recommend evidence‑based changes, read and follow organizational policies, and stay within scope of practice while providing direct patient care as delegated by the RN.
• Clinical Judgment:
  Demonstrate clinical reasoning, decision‑making, and critical thinking; seek appropriate resources when needed and use evidence‑based practice; provide patient care under RN direction and seek advice for unfamiliar situations.
• Caring Practice:
  Create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment; conduct ongoing assessments of physical and psychosocial needs; formulate and implement a prioritized plan of care; maintain a safe environment and address patient/family comfort.
• Customer Relations:
  Treat patients and others with compassion, courtesy, respect, and caring; respond promptly and appropriately to customer requests.
• Self‑Management:
  Present a positive image of YRMC through professional appearance and behaviors.
• Systems Thinking (Safety/Quality Improvement):
  Manage environmental and systemic resources, utilize the nursing process to compare patient responses with outcomes, and evaluate care implementation.
• Accountability:
  Demonstrate conservation, innovation, and prudent use of resources; contribute to customer safety.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work with others to achieve realistic patient/family goals, communicate effectively, involve patients/families in decisions, and maintain ongoing communication with unit leaders.
• Teamwork:
  Work cooperatively and collaboratively throughout the organization.
• Communication:
  Listen to customer needs, respond courteously, and provide timely professional feedback.
• Facilitation of Learning:
  Facilitate learning for patients and families, participate in education needs identification, aid discharge planning, and continually seek improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)

Essential: HS DIPLOMA/GED

High School Diploma/GED

BLS

Provide documentation of current enrollment in an accredited School of Nursing institution or current nurse extern I who has recently graduated with a pending transfer to a nurse extern II position.