*Spring 2027 Nurse Extern II Program Application*

Kyeatright; Lexington (KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is offering a paid Nurse Extern II externship for eligible nursing students. The program provides supervised clinical hours and a continuity of preceptors across the semester to best prepare you for licensure and potential full-time employment after graduation.

Qualified candidates are enrolled in an approved pre-licensure nursing program, with senior standing and completion of clinical coursework.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an approved nursing program and provide enrollment proof.
• Must be in good standing and have completed relevant clinical coursework.
• Must be able to commit to practicum hours (120/168 hours) and ongoing preceptor supervision.

Responsibilities

• Complete the 120-hour/168-hour practicum at Baptist Health Lexington under a trained preceptor.
• Maintain patient safety and adhere to clinical policies.
• Potential transition to full-time staff after graduation and licensure.
• Attend required clinical sessions and shifts (12-hour shifts weekly).

Skills

Vital signs assessment

Medication administration

Sterile technique

Patient transfer & hygiene

Foley catheter insertion

Tracheostomy suction

Basic Life Support

Education

Active enrollment in nursing program

Senior-level nursing student (2nd semester)

Job description

Summary Job Description

Paid Externship with a Trained Preceptor! Must be enrolled in BCTC (Leestown Campus), EKU (BSN) or Morehead (BSN) Deadline to apply: October 30, 2026

General Information

The Nurse Extern II program is a collaboration between Baptist Health Lexington (BHLex) and eligible accredited nursing programs. The school will have oversight of the practicum hours set up at the beginning of the semester and BHLex will have oversight of the NE II program. The program offers additional clinical practice experience to qualified nursing students to enhance their preparation as future licensed nurses. The goal is to have a continuity of unit and preceptor for the entire time at BHLex. It is anticipated that, upon successful completion of the Nurse Extern II Program, participating students will transition into a full-time staff nursing position after graduating and obtaining a provisional nursing license.

Education and Experience

Eligible students are second semester seniors electing to do their 120-hour/168-hour practicum at BHLex. Following completion of the 120-hour/168-hour practicum, students will continue working with a preceptor for approximately two 12-hour shifts per week for a total of 120/168 hours through the remainder of the semester. The Nurse Extern II must be actively enrolled in a board-approved pre-licensure nursing program and provide documented proof of active enrollment (transcript). Candidates must have successfully completed clinical coursework to reach senior-level standing as determined by an accredited school of nursing.

Required Skills

Vital Signs: Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respirations, Temperature Medications: Non-Parenteral route (PO, Optic, Ophthalmic, Nasal); Parenteral routes (ID, SQ, IM, Traditional, Z-Track) Non-Sterile Procedures: Patient transfer, Complete Bathing/Hygiene, Bed-making (occupied), Patient positioning (Semi Fowler’s, Supine, Lateral) Procedures: Sterile Gloving, Sterile Dressing Change, Hand Washing/PPE, Foley Catheter Insertion, Tracheostomy Suction, NG placement to suctioning or feeding and removal, Peripheral IV catheter insertion and removal, Change peripheral catheter to saline lock Basic Life Support (BLS)

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

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Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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