Student Nurse Extern - Cardiac Telemetry

General Summary of Position

**This position has been posted for a current PCT on the Cardiac Telemetry Unit.

Job Summary:
As a Student Nurse Extern, you will work alongside an RN mentor and care team, providing holistic and quality care to our patients. You will be paired with your RN mentor for at least 50% of your clinical time - receiving coaching, hands-on learning, and assimilation into the practice environment. Your assigned RN mentor will help you develop critical thinking skills needed to increase your confidence as a nursing professional. In addition, a nursing professional development specialist will support you to ensure your learning needs are met as you gain the best clinical experience possible.

This is an excellent pathway to build a relationship on the unit where you may have an interest in starting your career as a new to practice nurse!

Hours: During the cohort, externs will work12-hour shifts

Pay: $20.12 per hour

Education/Training: Active enrollment in an accredited RN program; Must be graduating in May/August/December 2026.Official transcripts will be required at time of hire and at the end of each semester to validate active enrollment.

Experience:No clinical experience outside of nursing school is required.

License/Certification:CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) certification by the Maryland Board of Nursing is required in order to move forward into the interview stage; BLS (CPR for Healthcare Providers) certification.

Learn from the best. Become the best.
MedStar Health has an unwavering commitment to advance the practice of nursing and develop our future nursing professionals. As a nursing student considering where to begin your career, MedStar has it all - opportunities to jump start your career while in school, plus a New-to-Practice Residency program to start your nursing career off strong.

This position has a hiring range of $17.5 - $28.73