Student Nurse Extern 2027

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Job Title:

Student Nurse Extern 2027

Department:

Responsibilities are moderately technical or complex and have a high degree of responsibility and judgment. Must demonstrate excellent customer service, strong organizational skills, ability to work in a professional environment. Ability to work with and communicate effectively to direct activities to other students’ employees. Requires significant amount of specialized training or experience. Represent the department and the university with the highest degree of integrity applying OSU mission and shared values. 

Additional Information:

The Student Nurse Externship is a continuous eight-week summer program in which rising senior nursing students in a BSN program work with highly skilled nurse preceptors gaining experience with multidisciplinary teams, in diverse specialty care areas in an atmosphere of learning and support.

Program dates - May 24th - July 17th, 2027.

Requirements for the Student Nurse Externship

To be considered for the Student Nurse Externship, you must:

• Be enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate nursing program at a university or college and have completed your junior year
• Maintain a GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Write a 250-word essay describing how the externship could influence the transition from student nurse to professional nurse
• Provide school transcripts or advising report
• Externs are expected to work 32–36 hours each week throughout the eight-week program.

Please submit your applications sooner than later. Candidates will be reviewed and offered a unit of placement on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you have issues uploading your transcript and essay – please send to me directly. Your application will not be accepted until a resume, advising report and essay are received.

After you submit and application, resume, transcript and 250-word essay – you will be sent a self-paced online interview. Once that is received, it will be sent to the hiring team for next steps.

Location:

University Hospital (0870)

Position Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:

36

Shift:

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