Nurse Externships

When becoming a nurse, gaining clinical experience outside of the classroom is important. For this experience, you can participate in a nursing externship that places you in medical settings with actual patients. This helps enhance your skills and knowledge while you earn your certification or degree.

Pardee is offering Nurse Externships in both Surgical Services and Home Health. The Nurse Externship is a 6-month training program for current nursing students. Students must be able to work 8 hours minimum per week and 20 hours during school breaks.

In Home Health, nurse externs will be learning the role of case management in a home health setting. Operating room nurse externs will be trained in surgical scrub and circulator roles. Both programs consist of didactic and clinical education.

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Certified Medical Assistant Customized Training Program

We are pleased to offer a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) customized training program that allows you to learn, earn, and grow with Pardee. With this program, UNC Health Pardee hires you to attend Blue Ridge Community College and complete the CMA course and training at no cost to you. Following completion of your certificate, you will move directly into an employed CMA role at Pardee.

Pardee employees are eligible to participate in an Employee Assistance Program. The program is optional and paid for by UNC Health. To learn more about Employee Assistance Programs, call 855-394-5547, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Central Sterile Processing Course

Are you interested in becoming a Central Sterile Processing Technician? Blue Ridge Community College is now offering a course so that you can earn your certification to become a CST.

Central Sterile Processing Technicians serve surgeons by processing and assembling surgical instruments and supporting inventory in operating rooms. This course is designed to introduce the primary responsibilities of a CST and includes practical applications of learned concepts and procedures.

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Certified Pharmacy Technician Course

Blue Ridge Community College also offers a course so that you can earn your certification to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy techs work closely with a pharmacist to ensure the health and safety of patients.

In this course, you will learn the technical procedures for preparing and dispensing drugs in the hospital setting under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Upon completion, you should be able to perform basic supervised dispensing techniques in a variety of pharmacy settings and will be eligible to sit for the necessary certification exams.

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