Nursing Student Extern I - Vascular & Wound Care

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is offering a Student Nurse Extern I program from May 24 to July 31, 2027. The extern will work with an RN partner within the Nursing Assistant I scope of practice, gaining hands-on experience in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting.

The role supports learning under supervision, performing routine nursing care activities and patient interactions, and contributes to patient care teamwork while earning valuable prelicensure nursing experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months time from the start of student nurse externship.

Responsibilities

• Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to a registered nurse or provider. Participates in the collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues.
• Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge
• Provides care/ treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to, the measurement of vital signs, height and weight, specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, postural drainage, and supportive 1:1 patient and family interactions.
• Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.
• Provides direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care for routine activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with ambulation.
• Provides indirect care to patients and assigned area to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re-stocking supplies, cleaning/sterilizing instruments, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, assisting in the orientation of new employees and students, and some routine clerical functions.
• Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or provider and document patient understanding of instructions.
• Assist providers and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• In the psychiatric setting, aids patients in reality orientation, participates in behavior modification plans/therapy, provides informal support therapy to patients/families, provides verbal de-escalation of potentially aggressive patients, aids in the physical management of aggressive/out-of-control patients, facilitates age appropriate play for children, and monitors the therapeutic milieu activities on assigned unit to ensure that emotional and safety needs of patients are met.

Skills

Fluent English

Organization

Basic computer skills

CPR

Lifting 40-50 lbs

Standing/walking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Enrollment in prelicensure nursing program

Job description

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is offering a Student Nurse Extern I program from May 24 to July 31, 2027. The extern will work with an RN partner within the Nursing Assistant I scope of practice, gaining hands-on experience in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting.

The role supports learning under supervision, performing routine nursing care activities and patient interactions, and contributes to patient care teamwork while earning valuable prelicensure nursing experience.