Nurse Associate Externship- Summer 2027

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Our externship program is offered during two sessions: May 17 - July 24 and June 7 - August 14. The program is available at all of our Northeast Ohio hospital locations.

The Nurse Associate Externship (NAE) is a paid, 10-week program for nursing students graduating in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 to work one-on-one with RNs in our system of hospitals as well as learn from Cleveland Clinic nurse educators and fellow externs in a classroom setting. The Externship is offered in our Acute Program (inpatient areas).

Under the supervision of an RN performs basic patient care activities. Assists with skills specifically identified on skills checklists for which training and competency has been established. These may include but not limited to vital signs, weights, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living and patient transfers/transport. Ten week program and candidate would need to attend required classes. Eligible for PCNA role as well as RN Resident at completion of program.

• →Assists patients with tending to personal care, activities of daily living and transfers/transport.
• →Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to RN.
• →Assists with keeping patient rooms clean and orderly.
• →Maintains personal growth and development through the ongoing process of formal and informal education.
• →Demonstrates a positive, concerned and sensitive response in the workplace.
• →Ability to read, write and speak English and to follow oral and written instructions.
• →Good interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff.
• →Ability to perform basic mathematics.
• →If  concurrently enrolled in a  perspective school course,  will be able to perform advanced skills including medication administration and IV therapy under the direction of a preceptor. The contracted school will have a designated faculty that will participate in the evaluation of the student (NAE) in conjunction with course objectives and clinical requirements.
• →Other duties as assigned.

• Enrolled in an accredited BSN Nursing school with less than one year until graduating.
• Or Enrolled in an accredited ADN nursing school with less than two classes until graduating.

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• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA).

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

• None required.

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.