Description

Overview

Be the heart of compassionate care in a patient care support role with us! In this vital role, you'll provide essential assistance and comfort to patients, ensuring they receive the best possible experience during their healthcare journey. If youre dedicated, empathetic, and ready to make a positive impact on patients' lives, we encourage you to apply today and become a crucial part of our caring team!

At Nacogdoches Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary
Position Summary

The Nurse Extern assists in providing basic and intermediate nursing care to assigned group of patients.

General Nursing Units care for patients from age 15 years to maturity by clinically competent nursing staff.
Special Care Areas care for patients age 15 years through adult with high risk conditions by clinical competent nursing staff.
Maternal Child Units: Labor and Delivery care includes patients who have a pregnancy related condition by staff who are clinically competent in maternity care.
Nursery care includes care for newborn until discharge status by clinically competent staff.
Pediatric clinically competent staff provides care to patients neonate through age of fourteen.
Emergency Unit provides care to presenting patients of all ages by clinically competent staff in pediatric and high risk adult care.

Able to work at least eight hours per week. May work shift in increments of 4, 8, 10 and 12 hours as assigned.

Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Customer Service Skills
• Enhances professional growth & development through participation in educational offerings
• Complies with all applicable statutes, rules, & regulations, policies & procedures, and Corporate Ethics Program
• Performs other job duties upon assignment or requested.

Qualifications
Minimum Education:

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing and in 3rd or 4th semester of the nursing program.

Minimum Experience:

• Successfully completed a basic clinical skills lab.

Required Certification:

• BLS

Required Licensure:

Skills:

** Note - Required certifications are to be completed by 3 months of employment.

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2603003722
Requisition #: 2603003722

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