Student Extern

Job Description

About the Job

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Roxborough Memorial Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital that has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls, and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospital’s School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.

Responsibilities

The Student Extern functions as an adjunct to the patient care team, performing duties at a level corresponding to successfully completed and passed clinical sections at a local college. Under the general supervision of an RN, the extern provides direct patient care in accordance with established protocols, expanding their skill set as approved.

• All newly hired externs will initially function in the capacity of a nursing assistant, regardless of their current nursing program clinical level.
• Once cleared by the Supervisor, the student may transition to their appropriate skill level.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• Successfully completed the first semester of a nursing program.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) preferred.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Roxborough Memorial Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. For more information, please refer to: Know Your Rights.