• Job Description

  Req#: 57118

  Welcome to Centura Health

  The same incredible caregivers. The same compassionate care. The same dedication to advancing health for all people, including the most vulnerable. St. Anthony Hospital is one of 20 Centura Health hospitals and 240 care sites across Colorado, Utah and Kansas that are proudly becoming part of CommonSpirit Health.

  Flourishing Begins Here

  You have a purpose, unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. At Centura Health, we value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

  Performs delegated duties consistent with defined role and provides supportive care under the direction of a Registered Nurse and in accordance with policies and procedures. Assumes personal accountability for organizational mission and core values. The nursing student extern role allows nursing students enrolled in an accredited nursing program to gain clinical skills while still in nursing school. Responsibilities include but not limited to performing basic patient care as delegated by an RN (such as: vital signs, blood glucose and I&Os); perform tasks as delegated by a RN such as assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living and reports abnormal findings or changes in patient status to RN. Assists with keeping unit(s); and patient rooms stocked, cleaned, and orderly.

  Schedule for PRN Nurse Student Externs: Any PRN who is enrolled in full time school (with proof of enrollment) only has to commit to working 2-shifts minimum in a 6-week period.

  What You Bring/Job Requirements

  In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

  • Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
  • Basic computer skills
  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Successful completion of sufficient clinical nursing courses to have obtained competency in performing basic health care tasks (nursing fundamentals and med/surg I clinicals or equivalent), required
  • Enrolled in a nursing program (ADN, BSN). Proof of active enrollment required each term. Any change in active enrollment status mustbe communicated immediately.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association required

  Physical Requirements - Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

  Your Connected Community

  When people and places align, incredible things happen. Just like the 21,000+ amazing associates who work here, every community within Centura Health’s connected ecosystem has its own unique history, story and personality.

  St. Anthony Hospital, located in Lakewood, Colorado, is a Level I Trauma Center with four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams who provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. St. Anthony proudly provides a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region with a state-of-the-art medical campus and Flight for Life. We’re also proud to be the recipient of numerous awards, certifications and accreditations from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission’s National Quality Approval; Healthgrades; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. The St. Anthony Medical Campus in Lakewood combines our heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you’re looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

  Pay Range

  $18.00 / hour

  Caring for Your Whole Well Being

  Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation! Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K with generous match
  • Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Student Loan Forgiveness and more!

  View more on our benefits in Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico or Utah.

• About the company

  Centura Health connects individuals, families and neighborhoods across Colorado and western Kansas with more than 6,000 physicians and 21,000 of the best hearts and minds in health care.

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