About the role#
The Nurse Associate Externship is a paid, 10-week program for nursing students. You will work one-on-one with Registered Nurses in our inpatient acute care units. This role allows you to gain clinical experience while learning from nurse educators and fellow externs in a classroom setting. The program runs during the summer of 2027.
What you'll do#
- Perform basic patient care tasks under the supervision of an RN.
- Help patients with personal care, daily living activities, and transfers.
- Monitor patient conditions and report any abnormal physical, mental, or emotional changes to your supervisor.
- Maintain clean and orderly patient rooms.
- Attend all required educational classes.
- Perform advanced skills like medication administration or IV therapy if you are concurrently enrolled in a corresponding school course.
- Focus on your professional growth through formal and informal education.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in an accredited BSN program with less than one year until graduation, or an ADN program with less than two classes remaining.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Critical thinking skills and the ability to make decisive judgments.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English, along with basic math skills.
- Physical ability to perform full body motions, including lifting and moving patients, as well as extensive standing and walking.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, on-site position.
- Locations include Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Fairview Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, and Akron General Medical Center.
- You must be able to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
About Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit academic medical center based in Cleveland, Ohio. It integrates hospital care with research and education across various medical specialties. The organization operates facilities in Northeast Ohio and maintains locations in international markets including Abu Dhabi, Canada, Florida, and London. It employs over 50,000 people.
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