Clinical Extern - Nursing

Job Description

The Clinical Extern role a transitional role where nursing students can gain clinical expertise, specialty knowledge and self-confidence, as well as build on collaboration and communication skills.

Clinical Externs are unregulated health care providers and function to enhance team dynamics and contribute to overall patient care.

• Practice in a team based model of care to provide support to the patient care teams, by assisting with basic clinical tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Participates in patient assessments
• Assists the Care Team with : Bathing / hygiene and Personal CareTurning and RepositioningTransfers using Lifts and other transfer devices - (as 2nd person and if directly supervised by unit RN / RPN)Basic Skin Care - (as 2nd person and if directly supervised by unit RN / RPN)Setting up Patients for meals and assisting patients where necessary (, open packages, food containers etc.

and assisting with feeding.Purposeful Rounding Q1H (Pain, Positioning, Personal care, Patient Safety) and reporting to nurseAnswer call bells, addressing patient concerns where appropriate and advising nursing staff when nursing assistance is requiredContributes to TOA (includes Bedside Report)Orientate patients and family to the emergency department environment, providing information about the room, and unit routines as appropriate.

Assist families to locate rooms, cafeteria, waiting areas and other hospital areas as appropriate

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Nursing Program (RN) in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of study or Practical Nursing Program in final year of study
• Will also accept final year of accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Program)
• Completed recent clinical placement at Halton Healthcare preferred
• Demonstrated ability to complete patient care tasks as directed
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task with proven organizational skills
• Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated confidence in knowledge, skills, judgement and ability to function in the team based model of care

Additional Information

Hours of work : Various rotating shifts (Scheduling will be determined based on unit needs and may include day / evening / night and weekend shifts)

Offering Extern positions in various clinical areas at our 3 sites (temporary full-time and temporary part-time available from May to August)

The ideal candidate is strong in patient centered care in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment and should be ready to drive change and innovation.

We require a person with good communication skills with a clear patient focus with the ability to manage execution and to foster teamwork and cooperation.