How have you impacted someone's life today? At Burke Rehabilitation Hospital our healthcare teams are focused on changing the lives of our patients by providing the highest level of care each and every day. Burke specializes in medical management and therapy for patients who have experienced a brain injury, stroke, or spinal cord injury and have a high likelihood of returning home.

We have an exciting opportunity for Nursing Students entering their final year of a Bachelor of Science program to earn while they learn and gain hands on experience.

Responsibilities:

The Student Nurse Extern (SNE) provides direct patient care under the direction of the RN professional to all assigned patients. They assume responsibility and accountability for patient care as a team member in order to achieve established outcomes.

• Performs assigned components of assessment in an ongoing and systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, and cognitive status.

• Performs data collection and documentation of I&O, vital signs, weights, and reports these and/or significant changes.

• Provides hygienic care, positions patients, ambulating, and meals.

• Provides a safe patient environment by answering call lights promptly, communicating with the RN immediately for any change in patient's condition.

• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

• Adheres to the standards identified by Burke’s Organizational Competencies.

Requirements:

• You must be currently matriculated in a Board of Nursing approved BSN program to prepare for registered nurse licensure and be eligible to begin the final (senior) year of the respective nursing program.

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) required. Current matriculation in a Board of Nursing approved program to prepare for Registered Nurse licensure required.

• Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher strongly preferred.

• Available to work 10 weeks from June 3 - August 9, 2024.

• Required to complete orientation from 7:30am – 3:30pm for the first 2 weeks and then transition to 12-Hour shift working Tues, Wed, Fri, 7:00am- 7:00pm.

• All interested applicants must complete an online application and submit a cover letter, resume and transcript. Due by 3/15/24.

As part of the onboarding requirement, all offered candidates will need to complete an occupational health and drug screen at our White Plains location and undergo background screenings and be cleared for work prior to start date.

***This is a paid summer student nurse externship program***