About the role#
As a Nurse Extern, you will work under the supervision of an RN to provide direct patient care. This position involves floating across various departments, including Med-Surg, Telemetry, the Emergency Department, and the ICU. This is a part-time, PRN role with 12-hour shifts.
What you'll do#
- Monitor vital signs, record intake and output, and perform point-of-care testing.
- Assist patients with daily activities like bathing, grooming, eating, and ambulation.
- Report changes in a patient's physical, mental, or emotional condition to the nursing staff.
- Support patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Transport patients safely throughout the facility.
- Help maintain clean and orderly patient rooms and common areas.
- Assist with nutritional needs, including passing meal trays, feeding patients, and collecting trays.
- Observe skin conditions and report findings, specifically assessing high-risk patients every shift.
- Insert and remove Foley catheters using sterile technique.
- Collect, label, and transport specimens while following proper timed-collection protocols.
- Provide clerical support to the unit and interact with patients, families, and visitors to support a patient-focused environment.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in an accredited nursing program.
- Successful completion of the first semester of nursing school.
- Current BLS certification.
Location & details#
- Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Work modality: On-site.
- Employment type: Part-time, PRN.
About Lifepoint Health®
Lifepoint Health operates a healthcare delivery network across the United States. The company manages 68 community hospital campuses and over 70 rehabilitation and behavioral health facilities. It also maintains more than 300 additional sites of care including outpatient centers. Founded in 1999, the organization is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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