• RN Extern Rehab

    LifePoint Health (Lawrenceburg, TN)


    05133 RN Extern Rehab STRHS-Lawrenceburg 03.19.2025

    Nurse externship is a recent graduate awaiting Boards. They are meant to give the nursing student more

    clinical experience and confidence prior to boards. Nurse externs work under the supervision of an

    experienced registered nurse serving as coach. Nurse externs may also have the opportunity to take nursing

    workshops and attend conferences during the extern period. Nurse externships also help new nurses gain

    exposure to nursing specialties, such as pediatrics or geriatric nursing.

     

    Essential Functions ?

     

    Nurse externs assist the mentor nurse in regular nursing duties. They usually may not administer medications

    or begin IVs by themselves, but can assist in these and a number of other procedures. Nurse externs may also

    provide or assist with personal patient care such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, and changing bed linens.

    Different nurse externships have differing requirements, but in general, the nurse extern must currently be

    enrolled in a nursing program and have completed at least one year or nursing school. They may be required

    to have completed at least clinical nursing course prior to the externship.

    Job Description Report

    Nurse externs learn to perform duties common to the departments they are training in, such as triage,

    resuscitation, general patient care, charting and patient assessment. Nurse externs can generally not perform

    any duties independently, but must work under the direct supervision and approval of the registered nurse

    serving as mentor and coach.

     

    Job Requirements ?

     

    *Minimum Education*

    Currently enrolled towards certification as RN, OR recently completed education waiting to take/pass nursing boards.

     

    *Required Skills*

    Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be

    able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

    Certifications:

    Basic Life Support (BLS) (may be completed during orientation week 1 before patient care)

     

    As required by the assigned work area.

    Licenses:

    Not required at this time.

     

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    **Organization:** **Southern Tennessee Regional Health System - Lawrenceburg*

    **Title:** *RN Extern Rehab*

    **Location:** *Tennessee-Lawrenceburg*

    **Requisition ID:** *7425-3498*