Student Nurse Extern II

UNC Health; Fairfield (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in North Carolina is offering a Student Nurse Extern II position for Summer 2027 in Smithfield. The role supports Registered Nurses on the patient care team while you advance your prelicensure nursing education and gain hands-on experience.

You must be enrolled in a BSN or ADN program (or completed first year) and meet NC CNA licensure/OBL requirements, with Basic Life Support. This temporary full-time placement runs May/June 2027 through August 2027, with 40 hours per week and shifts

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an accredited prelicensure nursing program with anticipated graduation within 12 months from start of externship.
• Nursing Assistant II listing with NC Board of Nursing and Nursing Assistant I listing with NC DHHS.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize nursing needs of patients and families.
• Perform nursing interventions under RN supervision.
• Provide direct personal care to patients per plan of care.
• Observe and report changes in patient condition to RN or provider.
• Assist with admission, orientation, and discharge of patients.

Skills

English fluency

Organization & prioritization

Basic computer skills

Nursing care experience basis

CPR/Basic life support

Mobility/physical strength

Education

Enrollment in prelicensure nursing program

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Student NURSE EXTERN Summer 2027

Successfully completed junior / 1st year in a BSN or ADN program and are currently enrolled in that same program.

• North Carolina CNA listing

GOAL: Working with an assigned RN, enhance foundational nursing education as a part of the Patient Care Team

• Close observation of the Nursing Process for Inpatient Care and hands‑on CNA care

Starting May / June 2027 through August 2027, up to 36 hours per week

(8 or 12 hour shifts preferred / may be worked in 4‑hour shifts)

Summary:

Thegoal of the Student Nurse Externship experience is to provide prelicensure nursingstudents with an immersive experience to enhance their foundational nursingeducation and role socialization within a clinical setting. The Student NurseExtern II (SNE II) position is intended for nursing students enrolled in anaccredited School of Nursing to function as a member of the patient care team. TheSNE II will work with their RN partner as a partner in practice within theirNursing Assistant II scope of practice.

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

The SNE II reports to the assigned department’s PatientServices Manager or designated Education Leader and works under the directsupervision of an assigned RN partner. The RN partner facilitates and supportslearning experiences to enable the SNE to proficiently perform nursing careactivities in both complex and non‑complex situations. Provides routinedirect and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic, or home health caresetting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registerednurse or provider.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies and prioritizes nursing needs of patients and families.
• Makes sound clinical judgments, appropriate to current knowledge and skill level, while acknowledging limits of knowledge base and initiates steps to ensure safety.
• Performs nursing interventions as noted on the multidisciplinary plan of care developed for patients within limits of the role and under direct supervision of RN Preceptor.
• Provide direct personal care independently to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, patient height and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage. Performs Oxygen room set‑up and monitors oxygen flow rate, performs oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, sterile dressing change wound irrigation for wounds that are 48 hours old, IV fluid assembly and monitoring, IV site care, and discontinue peripheral IV, ostomy care, and urinary catheterization. Performs established oral, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings.
• Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition to RN Preceptor or provider.
• Assists patients and their families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience, and discharge.
• Provides indirect care to patients and assigned areas including, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re‑stocking supplies, and transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens.
• 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.
• Provides indirect care to patients and assigned areas including, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, changing linens, re‑stocking supplies, and transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens.
• Participates actively during change of shift patient bedside report and facilitates hand‑off of pertinent information/behavior about assigned patient when arriving on unit and upon completion of shift assignment.
• Participates actively in discharge planning of patients, reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or provider, and documents patient understanding of instructions.

Other Information

Other Information:

Education Requirements:

• 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.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Listed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing
• 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: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Education

Work Type: Temporary Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$18.48

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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.