Paid Nurse Extern: Intermediate & Acute Care

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health's 10-week, paid Student Nurse Externship Program offers rising senior ADN and BSN students hands-on clinical experience in a hospital setting. The SNE I role works with an RN partner in the Nursing Assistant I scope, designed to bridge student learning with professional nursing practice.

The program at UNC Rex Hospital emphasizes safety, patient care, and real-world exposure in a 29-bed unit, with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio.

Qualifications

• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Observe, collect, and document patient information and report changes to RN or provider.
• Assist patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge.
• Provide care/treatments per plan of care, including vital signs, wound care, and basic activities of daily living.
• Provide indirect care: clean, restock, transport, and support orientation of new staff and students.

Skills

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Prelicensure nursing program (enrolled, graduated within 12 months)

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

UNC Health's 10-week, paid Student Nurse Externship Program offers rising senior ADN and BSN students hands-on clinical experience in a hospital setting. The SNE I role works with an RN partner in the Nursing Assistant I scope, designed to bridge student learning with professional nursing practice.

The program at UNC Rex Hospital emphasizes safety, patient care, and real-world exposure in a 29-bed unit, with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio.