Nurse Extern Student Nurse

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Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Nurse Extern Student Nurse with Overland Park Regional Medical Center you can be part of an organization devoted to giving back! Join us in a Student Nurse Externship where flexibility meets hands‑on experience. We offer no minimum work requirement and the opportunity to earn paid shadow experiences for every 24 hours you do work in your nurse externship!

You will also receive early application for New Graduate Opportunities and support for the Nurse Extern II role.

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

• Deliver high quality, patient‑centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living.
• Under the supervision of the registered nurse (RN), assist the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with your skills/training and the needs of the department, consistently helping maintain a clean, well‑organized, and safe patient care environment.
• Earn shadow time on additional units when available and perform higher‑level procedures once competency is achieved.
• Post orientation and clinical skills check‑off, receive hands‑on experience working with a registered nurse performing more nursing skills.
• Opportunity to interview early for Graduate Nurse opportunities.
• Flexible schedule with opportunity to earn shadow time on additional units.

• Actively enrolled in an accredited nursing program. RN preferred, with completion of Nursing Fundamentals by start date (must be enrolled in course during application timeline).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• High School Graduate / GED.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.