LNA Extern
University of Vermont Medical Center - Burlington, VT
Position Summary:
The LNA Extern Program is open to nursing students who have successfully completed their third (3rd) year of a B.S.N program. Through a mentoring relationship with a Registered Nurse, LNA Externs are able to provide direct patient care. Externs practice within the scope of educational preparation and demonstrated competence, with the exception of medication administration. In the past, participants have been placed on Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Medicine, General Surgery, Hematology/Oncology, Orthopedics, Rehab, Labor & Delivery, Maternity, Medical Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive care and Neuroscience units. Selected participants are required to be licensed as a Nursing Assistant in the State of Vermont prior to the interview fair on March 18th. The 2016 program starts June 7, 2016 and ends August 5, 2016. LNA Externs are per diem employees, which can allow for some scheduling flexibility; however, it is required that participants be available for the duration of the program.
Posting closes February 26, 2016. Please be sure to answer the three open ended questions at the end of the application. All questions must be answered in essay format in order to be considered for the LNA Extern.
The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high quality academic health care for a rural region.
The University of Vermont Medical Center will continue to ensure that individuals are employed, and that employees are treated during candidacy and employment, without regard to their sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law in all employment practices as follows:
Employment decisions at The University of Vermont Medical Center are based on legitimate job related criteria. All personnel actions or programs that affect qualified individuals, such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, are made without discrimination based upon the individual’s sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Pay Type
Hourly
Posted: 30+ days ago
About University of Vermont Medical Center
The Heart and Science of Medicine The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly Fletcher Allen, is part of The University of Vermont Health Network, a four-hospital network serving patients and their families in Vermont and northern New York... more
