Summer Nurse Extern | 5 Heart | Cardiac Telemetry

Overview

Eligibility:

• Must be a rising or current senior nursing student
• Open to any nursing student, but priority is given to students who live in Central Georgia but attend a nursing program outside of Central Georgia
• Must have a 3.0 GPA
• Must have 1 letter of recommendation from a clinical instructor

Purpose:

• The 10-week summer Nurse Extern program is primarily for nursing students who live in Central Georgia, go to school outside of Central Georgia, and are interested in working at Atrium Health upon graduation. 
• This program gives these students the opportunity to gain experience at Atrium Health Navicent while home for the summer and during other school breaks. 

Job Summary

• For the summer program, Nurse Externs will be hired to one of 6 specialties: Cardiac, Neuro, Medical, Ortho/Trauma, Pediatrics, or Women’s Services. Hiring into specialty-specific service lines allows the Nurse Extern to choose a specialty they are interested in while also being exposed to different levels of care provided within that specialty.
• Nurse Externs will primarily work in units within their service line but will also rotate through all areas and specialties in the hospital throughout the 10-week program.
• For the Cardiac service line, the Nurse Extern will have the opportunity to shadow in outpatient and specialty care units within cardiac services.
• For the Neuro service line, the Nurse Extern will have the opportunity to shadow in outpatient and specialty care units within neurology services.
• For the Pediatric service line, the Nurse Extern will have the opportunity to shadow in outpatient and specialty care units within pediatric services.
• For the Ortho/Trauma service line, the Nurse Extern will have the opportunity to shadow in outpatient and specialty care units within ortho/trauma services.
• For the Medical service line, the Nurse Extern will have the opportunity to shadow in outpatient and specialty care units within medical services.
• For the Women’s service line, the Nurse Extern will have the opportunity to shadow in outpatient and specialty care units within women’s services.
• The summer nurse extern program will also include bi-weekly Professional Development Workshops, including topics such as: 
  • Resume Building and Job Interview Tips
  • Transition into Practice Opportunities with a Nursing Panel of Experienced Nurses
  • Well-being and Work/Life Balance
  • Communication and Conflict Resolution
  • NCLEX Test-Taking Strategies
• The 10-week program will run from May 19^th until July 25^th and the summer nurse externs must be available to work the entirety of the program.
• Summer Nurse Externs will have the opportunity to stay on as a year-round extern.

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