Nurse Extern Operating Room

Student Nurse Externship Program (May 24 2027 - July 31 2027)

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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.

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Unit Details: Operating Room

UNC Rex has a robust and efficient surgical program. We have two separate OR departments that perform both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. Our OR West has 12 Operating Rooms and OR East has 11 Operating Rooms and 2 Procedure Rooms. The Nurses and Surgical Technologists provide intraoperative care for a variety of service lines including Plastics GYN GU General Bariatrics Colorectal Orthopedics Neuro Urology Pulmonology Robotics and ENT.

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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 departments 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:

Observes collects and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patients condition to a registered nurse or provider. Participates in the collaborative identification and reporting of patient safety issues.
Provides assistance to patients and their families during admission to the clinical area orientation to the hospital/clinic/home health experience and discharge
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.
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 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.
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.
Reinforces routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or provider and document patient understanding of instructions.
Assist providers and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures as well as procurement of equipment and supplies during emergency situations.
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

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 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 patients 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: Rex OR Operations

Work Type: Temporary Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Pay Rate:$18.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

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 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 if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Required Experience:

Intern