Nurse Extern - Acute Care 6 Medicine Specialties

Pennstatehershey Diversity; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State Health – Hershey Medical Center is offering a Summer Nurse Externship for nursing students entering their final year. The 10‑week program includes a two‑week orientation with classroom and clinical components, focusing on bedside care and basic nursing procedures under RN mentorship.

Eligible candidates are final‑year nursing students or graduate nurses without boards, with opportunities to learn physical assessment and routine patient care in a 44‑bed acute care unit serving multiple

Qualifications

• Nursing student in final year of an accredited Nursing Program and one clinical rotation, or a Graduate Nurse without Boards required.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic bedside care.
• Learn and demonstrate physical assessment skills.
• Learn and demonstrate routine basic care skills (bathing, safety, and hygiene activities).

Skills

Bedside care

Nursing procedures

Clinical rotation

Education

Final year nursing student

Graduate Nurse

Job description

Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:PA: Hershey

Work Type: PRN

FTE: 0.001

Shift: Varied

Hours: Varied hours

SUMMER 2027 NURSE EXTERNSHIP (May 17th – July 24th 2027)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Summer Nurse Externship is a 10-week program designed for nursing students entering their final year. The program begins with a two-week orientation including both classroom and clinical components, in which the nurse extern performs basic bedside care and selected nursing procedures. The Nurse Extern is assigned to a Registered Nurse throughout the Externship to perform basic bedside care and selected nursing procedures. Nurse Externs partner with an RN to learn and demonstrate physical assessment skills, and learn and demonstrate routine basic care skills (bathing, safety, and hygiene activities). This is for a nursing student entering their final year of an accredited nursing program.

For more information on the externship, please visit https://www.pennstatehealth.org/careers/nurseextern

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The 44-bed acute care unit serves patients with complex medical needs from various specialties, including gastroenterology, pulmonology, infectious diseases, palliative care and nephrology. The unit also specializes in care for adults with cystic fibrosis. Nurses on this unit obtain unit specific competencies to care for this patient population.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Nursing student in final year of an accredited Nursing Program and one clinical rotation, or a Graduate Nurse without Boards required.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER?

Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania’s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.

YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State‑of‑the‑art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award‑winning? That’s all you.

This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.

Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.

Union: Non Bargained

Position Nurse Extern - Acute Care 6 Medicine Specialties

Location US:PA: Hershey | Nursing | PRN

Req ID 104544