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Nurse Extern - Medical Surgical

Receives personalized 1:1 clinical training and hands-on assistance from an RN preceptor.

Posted Sep 12

Pay
Not posted
Shift and hours
Rotating
Unit and setting
Medical Surgical · Hospital Nurse Extern - Medical Surgical
License
RN license

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed

What it pays

Tuition assistance
upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members

Benefits

  • Benefitsone week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE)Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE)
  • Benefitsinstant access to earned, unpaid base payFlexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply)
  • Benefitsupfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team membersUpfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members
  • Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE)
  • Flexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply)
  • Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members

Pay isn’t listed.

The role and schedule

Day to day
provide individualized care consistent with patient care plan under RN direction and supervision Provides individualized care consistent with the patient's plan of care under the direction and supervision of an RN.
Day to day
report changes in patient condition to the RN in a timely manner Reports changes in patient condition to the RN in a timely manner.
Day to day
seek and utilize feedback from Clinical Leader/RN to identify clinical performance improvement opportunities Seeks and utilizes feedback from Clinical Leader/RN to identify clinical performance improvement opportunities in their individual work and skills.
Day to day
make rounds and handle basic patient requests, performing patient and family assistance tasks Makes rounds and handles basic patient requests, performing patient and family assistance tasks, as needed.

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Your preceptor
A preceptor is assigned to you Receives personalized 1:1 clinical training and hands-on assistance from an RN preceptor.

The workplace

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Hiring organization

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, fully integrated health system serving communities across Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. With more than 40,000 team members and 15,000 providers, SSM Health operates hospitals, physician offices, outpatient and virtual care services, senior care,…

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

Original listing

Posted on SSM Health’s careers page.

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Receives personalized 1:1 clinical training and hands-on assistance from an RN preceptor. Provides individualized care consistent with the patient's plan of care under the direction and supervision of an RN. Reports changes in patient condition to the RN in a timely manner. Seeks and utilizes feedback from Clinical Leader/RN to identify clinical performance improvement opportunities in their individual work and skills. Makes rounds and handles basic patient requests, performing patient and family assistance tasks, as needed.

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