This is a summer position primarily geared towards nursing students to work full-time hours on a rotating schedule (days, nights, and weekends). Job Profile Summary This role focuses on providing professional and nonprofessional nursing care services in accordance with physician orders . In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Nursing Support duties: Provides basic care services to patients, but does not have an RN or LPN license . Positions in this nursing support work under the direction of physicians, mid-level practitioners, and may work under the direction of registered nurses depending on their unit. A clinical technologist role that has specialized knowledge or skills gained through a combination of vocational education, training, and experience. This role will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory jobs. An experienced level role requiring basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and requiring vocational or technical education . Works under moderate supervision, works through problems of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation. Job Overview Th is position works under the supervision of the professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of the role. Th is role assists in direct patient care, provides environmental support and facilitates patient safety on designated unit and other units as needed. The clinical care technician has successfully completed and maintains competencies in role specific skills. The clinical care technician provides an environment supportive of the patient and family centered model of care. Job Description Minimum Qualifications : 1. High school diploma or equivalent. 2. Current enrollment in an accredited nursing program. 3. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificatio n. Preferred Qualifications : 1. Completion of a certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program or equivalent. 2. Completion of one clinical rotation. Duties and Responsibilities : The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list . Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 1. Assists the professional registered nurse in the functional care of patients, ensuring efficient and patient centered care appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population. 2. Performs delegated tasks and communicates all findings/concerns to the professional nurse. 3. Provides, or assists patients with activities of daily living ( ADLs) in a safe, efficient and respectful manner . Answers call lights and seeks appropriate personnel/action . Performs hourly rounding per established guidelines . 4. Greets patients, families, visitors and other staff utilizing the principles of hospital service standards . Introduces self to patients and family, asking patients and family how they would prefer to be addressed . Maintains patient and family confidentially at all times . Responds to patient and family requests promptly, seeking nurse’s supervision as needed . 5. Collects, records, and communicates the patient’s clinical data to the assigned nurse in a timely manner . 6. Prepares room for admission/transfer/discharge, assuring standardize equipment is ready for use . Cares for patient belongings. Completes belongings list 7. Transports or accompanies patients as necessary to other areas of the hospital in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner . 8. Provides comfort measures such as positioning, changing linen, back rubs, etc. to patients in an efficient, safe, and respectful manner . 9. Promotes patient activity by assisting with mobility and range of motion exercises as assigned 10. Sets up for procedures as requested by nursing/medical staff . 11. Cleans and discards used equipment and supplies following procedures . 12. Collects specimens and performs specimen testing, while maintaining Standard Precautions; prepares specimens for the lab . 13. Maintains biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc. Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure . 14. Cleans wounds and applies DSD after wound is assessed by nurse 15. Performs 12 lead EKG 16. Connects monitoring equipment to patient under the direction of the nurse 17. Primes intravenous tubing with solution containing no medication 18. Acts as a sitter as requested by the nurse, adhering to the sitter guidelines, to ensure patient safety at all times . 19. Supports and promotes open communication with co-workers to ensure a positive environment . 20. Negotiates all scheduled breaks with nurse to ensure adequate coverage to meet the patient and unit needs . 21. Performs the necessary tasks to ensure a clean, clutter-free, and safe work environment for patients and staff . 22. Cleans and stocks equipment and supplies to ensure adequate par levels to meet patients’ needs . Reports non-functioning equipment and other environmental problems to the appropriate individuals in a timely manner . 23. Covers for the Unit Coordinator in answering the telephone, call lights and greeting visitors to the unit . 24. Adheres to department expectations regarding attendance, n otifies the nurse whenever he/she leaves unit , completes mandatory education, utilizes resources and supplies in a cost effective manner, attends educational offerings when staffing on the floor allow, attends staff meetings when appropropriate (or reads minutes after). Physical Requirements : 1. Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking . 2. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment . 3. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching . 4. Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc. 5. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections . 6. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances . 7. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations . 8. Subjected to irregular hours . 9. May have contact with hazardous materials . Skills & Abilities: 1. Possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span, with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. 2. Ability to assist in providing care for a designated group of patients under the direction of a licensed nurse and according to unit guidelines hospital policies, procedures and protocols . 3. Demonstrates the skills and knowledge to provide care to the age groups of the population served including: Knowledge of growth and development and Provide age-appropriate communication . 4. Maintains positive customer relations in all interactions . At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day. The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals. Beyond base pay, Tufts Medicine provides a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth—one of the many ways we invest in you so you can thrive both at work and outside of it. Pay Range :
Under the immediate supervision of a Registered Nurse, provides general nursing care and coordinates patient care for a group of patients. Cares for infants through geriatric age groups. After evaluation of competency, the Nurse Extern is allowed to perform all the duties of a PCA as well as other technical duties, which have been learned in a nursing education program for which competency has been validated by a preceptor.
Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? Summary: The Nurse Extern position is designed for nursing students who are actively enrolled in an accredited nursing program. The role provides hands-on clinical experience, mentorship, and professional development opportunities within CPUP's healthcare settings. Under the supervision of registered nurses and other licensed professionals, the Nurse Extern supports patient care activities and contributes to creating a safe and effective environment for patients. The Nurse Extern will follow their preceptor's work schedule and assist in providing nursing care to that nurse's patients. Additionally, the nurse extern will attend 4 mandatory didactic educational sessions during their rotation. Responsibilities: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse extern demonstrates awareness of the use of data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. Evidence Based Practice and Research: The nurse extern evaluates and integrates best current evidence with preceptor clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse extern observes collaboration and the application of innovative, systems thinking used to engage in systematic, evidence-based problem solving and decision making to promote effective changes within a complex care delivery system supporting the vision of Penn Medicine. Person and Family Centered Care: The nurse extern recognizes the patient (or the patient’s designee) as the source of control and a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Professionalism: The nurse extern demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning and adherence to American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses. Safety: The nurse extern minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Teamwork: The nurse extern effectively engages in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in an effort to provide for safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams. Technology/Informatics: The nurse extern utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Education, Credentials, and Experience: H.S. Diploma/GED (Required) Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) Candidates must be nursing students matriculated in an accredited BSN program, entering their final year of study (Required) Completion of at least one medical-surgical clinical rotation (Required) Minimum overall GPA of 3.0, as well as maintaining a 3.0 GPA in all nursing major courses (Required) We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
