Student Nurse Extern- 7 Bedtower

UNC Health•Holly Springs, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Student Nurse Extern I (SNE I) position is for nursing students enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing and provides an immersive clinical experience to enhance foundational nursing education and role socialization. The extern functions as a member of the patient care team, partnering with an RN and working within the Nursing Assistant I scope of practice. Under direct supervision of an assigned RN partner or provider, the SNE I provides routine direct and indirect patient care and applies concepts learned in the nursing program. The experience offers opportunities to work with RNs in hospital, clinic, or home health settings and prepares the student for a career as a registered nurse. The position reports to the assigned department’s Patient Services Manager or designated Education Leader. This role is in the Short Stay unit at UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital. The medical-surgical unit provides medical and postoperative care, primarily for patients requiring short-term monitoring and treatment. The unit currently supports 12–17 beds and is scheduled to transition to a new 24-bed unit in September 2026. The externship is a 10-week paid summer program, scheduled May 24 through July 31, with 40 standard hours per week and a variable onsite schedule.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current enrollment in an accredited prelicensure nursing program, with anticipated graduation within 12 months of the start of the externship.
Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Fluent verbal and written English.
Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care.
Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds, including pushing or pulling patients on a bed or stretcher and assisting with lateral transfers.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; role-specific activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Responsibilities

Observe, collect, and document patient information while providing care, and promptly report significant changes in a patient's condition to a registered nurse or provider.
Participate in collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues.
Assist patients and families during admission, orientation to the hospital, clinic, or home health experience, and discharge.
Provide care and treatments outlined in the plan of care, including measuring vital signs, height and weight; collecting specimens; performing skin preparations, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range-of-motion exercises, and postural drainage; and providing supportive one-to-one interactions with patients and families.
Provide personal care for routine activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with ambulation.
Provide indirect care, including cleaning work areas, changing linens, restocking supplies, cleaning or sterilizing instruments, transporting patients, supplies, or specimens, assisting with orientation of new employees and students, and performing routine clerical functions.
Reinforce routine teaching provided by a registered nurse or provider and document patient understanding of instructions.
Assist providers and other healthcare providers with routine examinations and procedures, and obtain equipment and supplies during emergencies.
In psychiatric settings, support reality orientation, behavior modification plans and therapy, informal support therapy, verbal de-escalation, physical management of aggressive or out-of-control patients, age-appropriate play for children, and monitoring of therapeutic milieu activities.