Student Nurse Extern LPN - Emergency Services**

The LPN Student Extern is an adjunct to the patient care team. The LPN extern performs at the level that has successfully been completed and passed in the clinical section at a local college or training facility. Under the general supervision of an LPN/RN, the LPN extern provides direct patient care in accordance with the established protocols, the skills they are able to perform are expanded. All newly hired LPN externs will first function in the capacity of a nursing assistant, regardless of their nursing program clinical level. When the student has been cleared by the Supervisor, they may be moved to their appropriate skill level.