Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

To assist the professional staff by participating in direct and indirect patient care and materials management and maintenance as directed by the professional staff and in accordance with approved policies and procedures. To provide clinical experience, educational workshops and exposure to nursing specialties to the nurse extern.

Student Nurse Externs will be assigned to a specific unit for the entirety of the 8 week program. While we will do our best to accommodate unit preferences we cannot guarantee students will be placed on a unit of preference. Students will be informed of unit assignments shortly before the start of the externship program. Student Nurse Externs will have the opportunity to observe different units, other than their unit assignment, during the program.

• 8-week commitment
• Program is set to begin late May and conclude in late July.
• There is a possibility of inpatient or outpatient unit assignments.
• Varying schedules of 8, 10, or 12 hour shifts. Dependent on unit assignments.
• Weekend shifts may be required, depending on unit assignment
• Vacation time will not be permitted during this 8-week period

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or equivalent required. Currently enrolled in a nursing program and will be completing their junior year as of May 2027 or have completed at least one direct patient care clinical rotation. Satisfactorily completed at least one clinical nursing course.

At this time, this position is only available to external candidates.   

 
EXPERIENCE:

No previous experience required.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Qualifications may vary depending on assigned area. Must be able to perform work accurately with attention to detail within specified time periods, handle frequent interruptions, and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule. Ability to work cooperatively with members of the healthcare delivery team, staff, and co-workers. Ability to set priorities, solve problems, and respond quickly to emergency requests. Ability to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and assist in meeting the patient care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Job Location

Shift

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
• 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
• Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities

EEO Statement

Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.