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Job Title

Nurse Associate Externship - Indian River Hospital Summer 2026

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Indian River Hospital

                     

Department

                      

Job Code

000976

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

As a Nursing Associate Extern, you will engage in a ten-week program, assisting caregivers in performing various care activities based on your identified skillsets and training. In this role, you may take vital signs and weights, help patients with personal care and initiate transfers/transportation. At the end of your time with us, you may be eligible for a PCNA role, opening the door to an exciting career within an innovative, fast-paced healthcare setting. Come take advantage of this unmatched opportunity to not only enhance your knowledge and expertise but also directly improve your community every day. 

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working days between 12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Assist patients with tending to personal care, activities of daily living and transfers/transport. 

• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to RN. 

• Assist with keeping patient rooms clean and orderly. 

• If concurrently enrolled in a perspective school course, perform advanced skills, including medication administration and IV therapy under the direction of a preceptor. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Current enrollment in an accredited Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) program with less than one year until graduation

• OR current enrollment in an accredited Associate’s Degree in Nursing (AND) program with less than two classes until graduation 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.

• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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