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Student Nurse Extern
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Job ID: 208918
Category: Nursing
Work Type: PT -19 HOURS
Location: West Chester, PA, United States
Work Schedule: June-August, Full Time, September-May, E/O Weekend
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?
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital - Hiring Nurse Externs on Multiple Units
- Start Date: Monday June 10, 2024
- Summer Requirements: June, July and August – 36 hours a week (3/12 hour shifts)
- Fall and Spring Semester – 2/12 hour shifts a month (Saturday and/or Sundays)
The Nurse Extern-to-RN Program is a training and mentoring program designed for students currently enrolled in an eligible BSN program who wish to pursue a nursing career at Chester County Hospital (CCH) after becoming licensed to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The program offers advancement of clinical knowledge and skill by working directly with a CCH registered nurse. The extern will gain a greater level of self-confidence, communication, critical thinking skills, time-management skills and clinical competence through reinforcing the fundamentals of nursing education, theoretical knowledge, awareness of the role of the professional nurse and the understanding of organizational structure and operations within an acute care setting.
Externships last approximately one year and begin in June each year. Externs are paid an hourly rate and required to work full-time (35+ hours per week) during the summer and two 8 or 12 hour shifts per month during the school year. Externs may also work supplemental hours as a nursing assistant, tech, or behavioral safety assistant when these hours are available.
Externs who successfully complete the program, obtain their BSN, pass the NCLEX and become licensed in the Commonwealth of PA are guaranteed an RN position at CCH. There is no guarantee of desired shift, specialty or weekly scheduled hours (FTE). Externs who decrease their regularly scheduled hours or resign from employment voluntarily are required to reimburse some or all of the program cost.
Requirements:
·Enrolled in good standing in an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) program; and currently a Junior with an anticipated graduation in December of 2024 or May 2025. Completion of courses in med-surge nursing; and has completed at least two clinical rotations in a hospital setting. Current CPR certification is required.
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