2025 Student Nurse Extern Program
Location: Teaneck, NJ, United States
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Student Nurse Extern
Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.
Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.
Make a difference in patient lives while advancing your nursing career. Our Student Nurse Externship Program at Holy Name offers the opportunity to provide compassionate care under the guidance of experienced nurses.
We understand your interest in specific units. While we'll do our best to honor your preferences, final placements may vary based on operational needs. Students will be notified of their designated units prior to the start of the externship program.
- Student Externship Program: Monday, May 19, 2025 through Saturday, July 19, 2025
- Vacation time will not be available during the 9-week externship program
- 1 week of clinical orientation
- 12 hour shifts, rotating schedules, weekend requirements
A Brief Overview
The Student Nurse Extern (SNE) role is designed to provide a paid learning opportunity for students as they progress in their career as a Registered Nurse (RN). The SNE provides basic care under the direction of the RN further enhancing their basic clinical skills and knowledge of patient care while contributing the efforts of the healthcare team. SNEs promote a positive patient experience by partnering with the patient, family and other health care providers to provide excellence in customer service and assistance with basic daily living activities and comfort measures. The SNE assists other health care providers with safe, age appropriate and culturally competent care by performing basic patient care functions; i.e. ambulation, vital signs, transporting patients, equipment and supplies, and other duties under the supervision of an RN.
What you will do
The Student Nurse Extern (SNE) role is designed to provide a paid learning opportunity for students as they progress in their career as a Registered Nurse (RN). The SNE provides basic care under the direction of the RN further enhancing their basic clinical skills and knowledge of patient care while contributing the efforts of the healthcare team. SNEs promote a positive patient experience by partnering with the patient, family and other health care providers to provide excellence in customer service and assistance with basic daily living activities and comfort measures. The SNE assists other health care providers with safe, age appropriate and culturally competent care by performing basic patient care functions; i.e. ambulation, vital signs, transporting patients, equipment and supplies, and other duties under the supervision of an RN.
What you will do
- The SNE assists other health care providers with safe, age appropriate and culturally competent care by performing basic patient care functions; i.e. activities of daily living (ADLs), ambulation, vital signs, transporting supplies/equipment/patient medications and other duties deemed necessary and according to their training.
- Function as a member of the nursing team.
- Administer medications directly under the supervision of the RN.
- Implement infection prevention and wound prevention/care strategies.
- Conduct patient assessments and related documentation under the supervision of the RN.
- Reinforce patient teaching.
- Assist RN and the healthcare team with other bedside procedures as assigned and supervised by the RN.
- Participates actively in patient safety; i.e. hourly rounds, answering call lights.
- Perform point-of-care testing; i.e. blood glucose, EKG.
- Assist in emergency resuscitative procedures as directed by the RN.
Education Qualifications
- Enrolled in a Registered Nurse program at an accredited pre-licensure nursing school with a GPA greater than 3.0. Required
Experience Qualifications
- 1-3 years Minimum one semester of clinical experience as part of the RN pre-licensure program. Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment which requires multi-tasking activities and ongoing communication with the registered nurse.
Licenses and Certifications
- BLS - Basic Life Support current American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider certification Upon Hire Required
Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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