Student Nurse Extern - Cardiac Procedural Medicine intermediate Care

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is offering a 10-week, paid Student Nurse Externship Program for rising senior ADN and BSN students to gain hands-on clinical experience. The externship focuses on cardiac and general medical care, with RN mentors guiding practical skills on a dedicated 8HV unit.

The program emphasizes safety, teamwork, and transition planning toward professional nursing, preparing participants for licensure and future roles in hospital settings.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months from start of externship.
• High School Diploma or GED completed.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Observes, collects, and documents patient information and reports changes to a RN or provider.
• Assists patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge processes.
• Performs care/treatments per plan of care, including vital signs, wound care, and basic procedures.
• Provides direct personal care for activities of daily living.
• Performs indirect care such as cleaning, restocking supplies, and transporting items.
• Reinforces patient teaching and ensures patient understanding.
• Assists during examinations/procedures and supports equipment procurement.
• In psychiatric settings, aids in orientation, behavior plans, de-escalation, and milieu management.

Skills

Fluent English

Organize and prioritize

Basic computer skills

Lift 40-50 lbs

Frequent standing/walking

CPR

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Enrollment in prelicensure nursing program

Job description

Description

Student Nurse Externship Program

Launch Your Nursing Career with Hands-On Experience!

Ready to take your nursing education to the next level? Our 10-week, paid summer Student Nurse Externship Program offers rising senior ADN and BSN nursing students an exciting opportunity to gain valuable hands‑on clinical experience, strengthen nursing skills, and explore the dynamic world of hospital-based care. This immersive experience allows you to build confidence, sharpen your clinical judgment, and develop the skills needed to transition from nursing student to professional nurse.

Invest in your future, expand your experience, and take the next step toward becoming the nurse you aspire to be!

8HV – Cardiac Procedural Medicine Intermediate Care Unit

Be Part of Advanced Cardiac Care!

Located on the 8th floor of the Heart and Vascular Hospital at UNC Health REX, 8HV is a 24-bed unit providing specialized intermediate-level care to adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac conditions and multiple co-morbidities.

Our diverse patient population includes individuals preparing for or recovering from cardiac and vascular procedures, as well as patients experiencing heart attacks, heart failure, dysrhythmias, and other medical conditions requiring specialized cardiac monitoring and treatment.

With continuous rhythm monitoring by dedicated telemetry technicians and modern bedside technology, our team delivers safe, efficient, and high-quality care in a collaborative clinical environment.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary: The goal of the Student Nurse Externship experience is to provide prelicensure nursing students with an immersive experience to enhance their foundational nursing education and role socialization within a clinical setting. The Student Nurse Extern I (SNE I) position is intended for nursing students enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing to function as a member of the patient care team. The SNE I will work with their RN partner as a partner in practice within their Nursing Assistant I scope of practice.

The Student Nurse Extern I demonstrates the ability to learn and apply the concepts they have been taught in their nursing program to provide technically skilled care in their assigned department. This position provides the chance to work with RNs in a variety of healthcare settings, earning valuable experience that will enhance nursing knowledge and prepare the incumbent for a profession as a registered nurse.

The SNE I reports to the assigned department’s Patient Services Manager or designated Education Leader and works under the direct supervision of an assigned RN partner. The RN partner facilitates and supports learning experiences to enable the SNE to proficiently perform nursing care activities in both complex and non-complex situations. Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or provider.

Responsibilities

• 1. 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.
• 2. Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.
• 5. 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.
• 6. Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or provider and document patient understanding of instructions.
• 7. Assist providers and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
• 8. 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.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months time from the start of student nurse externship.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Professional Experience Requirements

• None required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Fluent in verbal and written English language.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care. Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
• Basic computer skills.
• Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on a bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight.
• Frequent to continuous standing/walking.
• Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Heart and Vascular Nursing Overhead

Work Type: Temporary Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary:$17.43

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Full Time Variable (Dates: May 18-July 25)

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.