Student Nurse Extern - Full Time Summer 2027

Guthrie; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid experience

Exposure to real-world nursing

Networking with clinical teams

Job summary

Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, NY, seeks a Nurse Extern to gain hands-on clinical experience while working with an experienced health care team. The externship offers mentorship, real-world nursing experience, and the opportunity to build confidence in a dynamic clinical setting administered by Binghamton University.

Starts May 24, 2027, through August 6, 2027, with full-time hours (3 shifts of 12 hours) and weekend/holiday rotations.

Qualifications

• Must have completed junior year in nursing school with GPA >3.0.
• Enrolled in an approved Nurse Extern clinical course.
• Completion expected Spring 2028; eligible for Nurse Residency after graduation.
• BLS Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under RN supervision.
• Record vital signs, pain assessment, and intake-output measurements.
• Assist with procedures and patient rounds under supervision.
• Participate in hospital workflow training and orientation.
• Maintain professional communication with patients and care teams.

Skills

Fundamental nursing skills

Clinical observation

Patient care under supervision

Education

Junior year nursing school

GPA > 3.0

Enrolled in Nurse Extern clinical course

Spring 2028 graduation eligibility

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

Application Deadline

Sunday, January 17, 2027

Summary

Gain hands-on clinical experience with Guthrie Lourdes Hospital's Nurse Externship, while working alongside a skilled health care team. The externship offers real-world experience, mentorship and the chance to build confidence in a dynamic clinical environment. Prepare for a successful nursing career, while making a meaningful impact on patient lives. This program is administered by Binghamton University.

Program Schedule Details

Starts May 24, 2027 - August 6, 2027

What to Expect

• Work under RN supervision
• Gain hands‑on experience in patient care
• Learn hospital workflows
• Full-time 36 hours, 3 12 hours shifts
• Weekend and holiday rotation required
• Hours may vary by assigned departments

Benefits

• Paid experience
• Exposure to real-world nursing experience
• Networking with clinical teams

Experience

Must have positive references and validation of successful completion of fundamental nursing skills as listed in the Nursing Fundamentals Skills Checklist from the faculty member/clinical instructor responsible for an acute care clinical course from their junior year or the program director from their school of nursing.

Care partner experience is preferred but not required.

Education

Minimum of completion of junior year in nursing school (or equivalent if a 2-year program) with a GPA of > 3.0. Completion of first semester acute care clinical course. Must be enrolled in a Nurse Extern clinical course from an approved affiliated nursing school. Must be intending to graduate from nursing school Spring 2028 and be eligible to apply for the Nurse Residency program upon graduation.

BLS Certification required.

Essential Functions

Essential duties and other responsibilities will be carried out independently once competency has been established by a preceptor. Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide basic patient care.
• Obtain and record vital signs, pain assessment, weight, height, and intake-output measurements.
• Perform routine treatment procedures, assists with specialty bed functions
• Assist and accompany patients in the admission, transfer and discharge process.
• Collect, label, and transport specimens.
• Make rounds, addressing patient requests, performing basic patient/family tasks, report and record changes in condition or behavior of patients or unusual incidents, within scope of training.
• Adheres to Hospital Policy on the application and monitoring of the patient when restraints are employed
• Student Nurse Externs may complete the following tasks under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse preceptor:
• SNE may obtain Point of Care testing following Laboratory protocols.
• Perform or document assessments (i.e. physical, pain, fall risk, Braden scale)
• Perform, assess effectiveness, or document patient education
• Retrieve, prepare, administer, or document any medications, including but not limited to immunizations, oral medications, topical creams/ointments, inhaled Perform IV care, including starting/stopping IV fluids, assessment of IV sites, starting IV fluids, regulating IV flows, connecting IV tubing to patient, flushing IV or saline locks
• Insert foley/straight catheters or NG tubes
• Administer NG/G/J-tube feedings
• Suction nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, endotracheal tube, or tracheostomy tubes
• Perform tracheostomy care
• Perform chest tube, pleural catheter, or ventriculostomy tube care
• Sterile/non-sterile wound care
• Specimen collection
• Isolation precautions
• incentive spirometry supervision
• Surgical/procedural preps, including skin care and administration of cleansing or Fleets enemas
• Postmortem care

Other Duties

• Comply with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing department.
• Represents the hospital to patients/families and health care team in a professional, courteous manner while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non-verbal communications.
• Answers telephone promptly and politely, and demonstrate proper phone etiquette by identifying self, title, and department.
• Supports the philosophy of the hospital and department of nursing.
• Demonstrates willingness to accept non-routine work assignments as appropriate.
• Demonstrates cost-effective patient care by demonstrating proper use and care of equipment, appropriate and prudent use of supplies, accurate charging of supplies, performing other division-specific tasks, and appropriate utilization of available resources.
• Demonstrates initiative in completing work that needs to be done as defined in areas of responsibility.
• Recognizes emergency situations and initiates plan of actions.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to improve service and care.
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, and/or near misses in a timely manner.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings, and workshops.
• To expand clinical knowledge and skills.
• To familiarize themselves with the hospital environment.

Pay rate ranges from $17.34 - $24.32 per hour