The Nurse Extern provides patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse Preceptor using the nursing process. Responsibilities include coordinating with the healthcare team to meet patient goals and supporting the physical and emotional health of patients and families.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be currently enrolled in an approved BSN or Diploma/Associate nursing program and entering their final year. Required certifications include Healthcare Provider CPR and Act 33/73 clearances.
Under the direction of the Registered Nurse Preceptor, the Nurse Extern’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, utilization of the nursing process in the provision of care, communicating with all members of the health care team to assure patient goals are being met and coordinated, providing excellent customer service while supporting the patients and families physical and emotional health.
Education
Minimum: Currently enrolled in a
Registered
Nurse
Program approved by a
State
Board of
Nursing: BSN Program. A student must be entering their senior year and have completed at least the medical/surgical clinical component of his/her educational experience. Diploma/Associate Program - A student entering their final year of nursing school. Must present proof of continued enrollment and passing grade in nursing classes each semester until graduation and is in good academic standing.
Preferred
N/A
Registration/Certification/Licensure:
Healthcare
Provider
CPR and
Act 33/73 clearances
Experience
Minimum: None.
Preferred
None.
Other
Requirements: Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc.
Status
Non-Exempt
Physical
Requirements: The following frequency definitions apply to all
Physical
Requirements unless otherwise noted:
Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
Non-Material Handling Standing
- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary
FREQUENT Walking
- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT Sitting
- Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL Stooping
- To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL Bending
- To flex the upper body forward - FREQUENT Twisting
- To rotate the upper body forward - FREQUENT Climbing
- To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A Stairs
- To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL Kneeling
- To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - OCCASIONAL Squatting
- To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL Crouching
- To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL Crawling
- To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - OCCASIONAL Reaching Horizontal
- To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - CONSTANT Reaching Overhead
- To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - FREQUENT Grasping
- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - FREQUENT Finger Manipulation
- To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - CONSTANT Seeing
- Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT Hearing
- Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT Repetitive Upper Extremity Use
- Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A Material Handling Pushing
- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction. Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person. FREQUENT 20# - 50# Pulling
- To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person. OCCASIONAL 20# - 50# Lift
- Floor to Waist OCCASIONAL 20# - 50# Lift
- Waist to shoulder FREQUENT Up to 20# Lift
- Shoulder to overhead FREQUENT Up to 20# Carrying
- To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet) FREQUENT Up to 20# Environmental Factors Working alone - N/A Working in cramped quarters - OCCASIONAL Constant interruptions
- FREQUENT Working with hands in water
- FREQUENT Use of power tools - N/A Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A Exposure to vibration - N/A Exposure to dust - N/A Exposure to noise (constant) - OCCASIONAL Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - N/A Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing - N/A Exposure to slippery walking surfaces - OCCASIONAL Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - N/A Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)
OCCASIONAL Working with bloodborne pathogens
- OCCASIONAL Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand Physical Demand Met Level Examples of similar activity intensity Sedentary to Light 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs). Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood. As relates to this position: Sedentary to Light - N/A Medium
