The Student Nurse Extern provides supervised nursing care to patients, performing assessments and implementing care plans. This role includes monitoring patient conditions, administering medications, and ensuring confidentiality while supporting health management. The extern works closely with Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals in the home health setting, contributing to a patient-centered care approach.
Job Description
The Student Nurse Extern (SNE) assesses patient health problems and needs and develops and implements nursing care plans under the supervision of a licensed nurse. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Decisions are limited to defined parameters around work expectations, quality standards, priorities and timing, and works under close supervision and/or within established policies/practices and guidelines with minimal opportunity for deviation. On a daily basis, the SNE will:
• Care for patients in the home with assigned student nurse preceptor
• Observe and effectively communicate changes in patient's condition to the Registered Nurse.
• Perform physical assessments, vital signs, procedures, administer medications, report clinical observations, and assist with activities of daily living in partnership with student nurse preceptor
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality
• Practice standard precaution and isolation procedures to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, family members, care givers, visitors, and staff.
• Interact with interdisciplinary team, patients, staff, and visitors professionally and positively
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Scheduled Weekly Hours
24Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers benefits for limited term, variable schedule and per diem associates which are designed to support whole-person well-being. Among these benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status . It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Student Nurse Extern, nursing care, patient assessment, health management, healthcare services, home health, patient confidentiality, clinical observations, Licensed Nurse supervision, care plans
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