Student Nurse Extern PRN
Paducah, KYFull-time / Per Diem$7.25/hrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Student Nurse Extern participates in Baptist Health’s Student Nurse Extern Program at one of three levels. Under a Registered Nurse’s supervision, the extern assists nursing staff with selected procedures and routine patient-care duties within the scope of training. Responsibilities expand as the student progresses through an undergraduate nursing program. Applicants must be enrolled in a nursing program and submit a recommendation from a faculty instructor or program leader.
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Full job description
Experience Required
1 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Summary
Job Description:
PRN Shifts Vary
Letter of recommendation from faculty instructor or leader in the program must be submitted with your initial application
Student Nurse Extern
The Extern is a participant in the Student Nurse Extern (SNE) Program at any one of three levels. The SNE assists nursing staff by performing selected procedures and routine duties in caring for patients. All functions must be within the scope of training for their given EXTERN level and performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Additional skills are added to the SNE job responsibilities in alignment with progression through their undergraduate nursing program.
The Extern is a participant in the Student Nurse Extern (SNE) Program at any one of three levels.
The SNE assists nursing staff by performing selected procedures and routine duties in caring for patients.
All functions must be within the scope of training for their given EXTERN level and performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Additional skills are added to the SNE job responsibilities in alignment with progression through their undergraduate nursing program.
SNE Levels include: (Level 1) Student Nurse Extern I (Level 2) Nurse Extern II (Level 3) Nurse Extern III.
Must be enrolled in nursing program with recommendation from faculty instructor or leader in the program (must be submitted with your application) including one of the following:
Kentucky State Registry (SRNA)
Fundaments of Nursing course successfully completed
One year of experience as a nurse aide
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES
Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R24076524
How this job compares
Set against the 29,340 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr277 hourly ranges
- US median$34–45/hr13,019 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Nurse hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 450 open Nurse jobs in Kentucky and 29,340 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Baptist Health (this employer)87 open
- Signature Healthcare85 open
- Norton Healthcare60 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (12,197 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,210 of the 29,340 open Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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