Nurse Extern II - ER

The Hospitals of Providence

El Paso, Texas

Posted Oct 23

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Rotating
License: RN license
Term: Per Diem

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Job Shift: Rotating Job Type: Per Diem The Nurse Extern II (NE II) position is a department specific externship intended for nursing students who are in their graduating year and seeking focused, hands on experience within a particular unit. This role provides consistent exposure within one specialty area and supports advanced skill development prior to graduation. The Nurse Extern II provides patient care support under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, participating in patient care planning, implementation, observation, and evaluation, and communicating significant observations to the RN, within established scope and guidelines.

Education

Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited RN nursing program
Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing course
Completion of the first round of clinical rotations in full
Must be within the final one to two academic terms of the nursing program (graduating year)

Experience

None required

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Required: AHA BLS

Additional Eligibility Information

This is a department specific position and is not a float role
Nursing students who are not yet in their graduating year should apply to the Nurse Extern I (float pool) position instead

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In El Paso, TX

El Paso, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 10% below the US average

Median rent: $1,073/mo
Household income: $59,745/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in El Paso, TX

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals are steered to Castner Heights on the northeast (median home $150,550, rent $1,006, median age 34.4) for Franklin Mountain views, walkways, Todd Ware Park, US-54 and bus stops, plus Western Technical College–Diana Campus and El Paso Community College–Transmountain Campus; Cielo Vista (safer than 87% of the city, rent $858) for recreation, shopping and airport access; Mesa Hills (median age 29, safer than 89%) for green space and trails; quieter Mission Hills for views; and walkable Sunset Heights near UTEP, museums and events (median home $98,300, rent $840, though safer than only 45% of the city). A local realtor’s August 2026 MLS map puts West Side/Upper Valley at the top (median around $414K) with foothills lots, Canutillo horse properties along the Rio Grande and the strongest restaurants; Northeast around $253K closest to Fort Bliss; East around $248K with older homes and I-10/downtown access; Far East around $285K for new construction, dog parks and rec centers; Horizon City/Socorro around $292K as the fastest-growing new-build belt; Central/Downtown around $260K for historic walkable living; and Lower Valley around $174K as the affordable, community-tied entry. Facebook relocators also name Horizon City, Eastlake, Socorro, Campo del Sol and North Hills; Reddit calls Lower Valley a hidden-gem value play versus a pricier, more remote Upper Valley.

Young professionals are steered to Castner Heights on the northeast (median home $150,550, rent $1,006, median age 34.4) for Franklin Mountain views, walkways, Todd Ware Park, US-54 and bus stops, plus Western Technical College–Diana Campus and El Paso Community College–Transmountain Campus; Cielo Vista (safer than 87% of the city, rent $858) for recreation, shopping and airport access; Mesa Hills (median age 29, safer than 89%) for green space and trails; quieter Mission Hills for views; and walkable Sunset Heights near UTEP, museums and events (median home $98,300, rent $840, though safer than only 45% of the city). A local realtor’s August 2026 MLS map puts West Side/Upper Valley at the top (median around $414K) with foothills lots, Canutillo horse properties along the Rio Grande and the strongest restaurants; Northeast around $253K closest to Fort Bliss; East around $248K with older homes and I-10/downtown access; Far East around $285K for new construction, dog parks and rec centers; Horizon City/Socorro around $292K as the fastest-growing new-build belt; Central/Downtown around $260K for historic walkable living; and Lower Valley around $174K as the affordable, community-tied entry.

Facebook relocators also name Horizon City, Eastlake, Socorro, Campo del Sol and North Hills; Reddit calls Lower Valley a hidden-gem value play versus a pricier, more remote Upper Valley.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: penaelpaso.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundTypical drive time is cited at about 23 minutes, but a car is treated as essential: Walk Score 40, Bike Score 42, Transit Score 28, with Sun Metro buses called slow and thinner than in larger Texas cities. Castner Heights sits on US-54 with neighborhood bus stops; East Side neighborhoods advertise quick I-10 and downtown access; Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, NM are a 10–15 minute hop back into West El Paso. Downtown’s free vintage El Paso Streetcar covers 4.8 miles among San Jacinto Plaza, El Paso Museum of Art, Plaza Theatre and Southwest University Park—handy for errands, not a substitute for night-shift hospital runs. Healthcare is named as an economic pillar with UMC, the Hospitals of Providence and UTEP as anchors, and Fort Bliss as the other major northeast commute magnet; sources do not publish hospital-campus drive times or parking rules.

Typical drive time is cited at about 23 minutes, but a car is treated as essential: Walk Score 40, Bike Score 42, Transit Score 28, with Sun Metro buses called slow and thinner than in larger Texas cities. Castner Heights sits on US-54 with neighborhood bus stops; East Side neighborhoods advertise quick I-10 and downtown access; Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, NM are a 10–15 minute hop back into West El Paso.

Downtown’s free vintage El Paso Streetcar covers 4.8 miles among San Jacinto Plaza, El Paso Museum of Art, Plaza Theatre and Southwest University Park—handy for errands, not a substitute for night-shift hospital runs. Healthcare is named as an economic pillar with UMC, the Hospitals of Providence and UTEP as anchors, and Fort Bliss as the other major northeast commute magnet; sources do not publish hospital-campus drive times or parking rules.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: rent.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: penaelpaso.com Source 5: thelocalpalate.com Source 6: youtube.com

OutdoorsFranklin Mountains State Park sits inside the city—called the country’s largest urban park—with about 27,000 acres and over 100 miles of hiking, biking and climbing trails; the visitor center is about 20 minutes from downtown. Easy intros include Aztec Cave, with longer links through McKelligon Canyon; Scenic Drive is the classic sunrise overlook into Ciudad Juárez. Hueco Tanks State Park adds ancient pictographs and rock formations for bouldering. Castner Heights’ Todd Ware Park offers mountain-view walking and soccer; Far East neighborhoods advertise dog parks and recreation centers; the Rio Grande frames Upper Valley horse country. Outdoor life is excellent from fall through spring and punishing in peak summer heat.

Franklin Mountains State Park sits inside the city—called the country’s largest urban park—with about 27,000 acres and over 100 miles of hiking, biking and climbing trails; the visitor center is about 20 minutes from downtown. Easy intros include Aztec Cave, with longer links through McKelligon Canyon; Scenic Drive is the classic sunrise overlook into Ciudad Juárez.

Hueco Tanks State Park adds ancient pictographs and rock formations for bouldering. Castner Heights’ Todd Ware Park offers mountain-view walking and soccer; Far East neighborhoods advertise dog parks and recreation centers; the Rio Grande frames Upper Valley horse country.

Outdoor life is excellent from fall through spring and punishing in peak summer heat.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: thelocalpalate.com Source 2: anadventurousworld.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: penaelpaso.com

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Living in El Paso

El Paso is a bilingual Sun City pressed between the Franklin Mountains, the Chihuahuan Desert and the Rio Grande—closer in spirit to Juárez than to Austin—where an $80k–$150k nursing wage meets housing roughly 30% below the U.S. average, no state income tax and about 297 sunny days. Healthcare sits with Fort Bliss and trade as an economic pillar; UMC and the Hospitals of Providence are named anchors. Live West/Upper Valley (~$414K MLS) for schools and views, Northeast (~$253K) for the base and trails, Far East or Horizon City (~$285K–$292K) for new builds, or Lower Valley (~$174K) to stretch the budget; young professionals also use Mesa Hills, Cielo Vista, Castner Heights and walkable Sunset Heights by UTEP. Plan on a car (Transit Score 28, ~23-minute average commute via I-10 or US-54). Off-shift life is Franklin Mountains State Park’s 100-plus trail miles, Scenic Drive, Chihuahuas baseball at Southwest University Park, Plaza Theatre, and Tex-Mex at L&J Cafe, Elemi, Ambar and Taconeta. The honest tradeoffs are isolation, dry summers that can top 100°F, thin transit and nightlife, air quality and high property taxes.

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As of 2026Source 1: penaelpaso.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: thelocalpalate.com Source 5: anadventurousworld.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: rent.com

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