Summer 2024 Nurse Internship
Allina Health
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2023
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Job Summary:
Our nursing interns work with their assigned RN preceptor to provide care that is whole person, patient centered, collaborative in nature and exceptional in quality. It is a paid, ten week internship for students currently enrolled in a baccalaureate RN program for the summer prior to graduation. Our internship is an excellent opportunity to gain real-world hands-on nursing experience, increase confidence, enhance skills and receive preference for employment upon graduation!Key Position Details:
Important Dates:
- Application will close in December
- Offers will begin February 5
- The internship is ten weeks in length: June 3-August 9, 2024
Application Requirements:
- Please include a current, detailed copy of your resume
- You will indicate your preferences for location and patient care area on the application
- By applying, you will be considered for all internship opportunities within the Allina system
Work Schedule:
- 0.8 FTE (64 hours in a 2-week pay period)
- Your work schedule mirrors your assigned preceptor
- Shift, shift length and weekend agreement will vary based on preceptor - must be available to work day, evening, nights, 8s, 12s as well as rotating shifts
- Your specific work schedule will be known May 2024 when you are matched with your preceptor(s)
Unit Availabilities:
- There are availabilities in Home Care and a wide variety of patient care units within the 12 hospital campuses of the Allina Health system (see below) that hire summer interns, such as:
- Medical Surgical
- Cardiac Telemetry
- Vascular Telemetry
- Oncology
- Neuroscience
- Orthopedics
- Spine
- Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation
- Short Stay Observation
- Inpatient Mental Health
- ICU Stepdown/Progressive Care Units
- Float Pool
- The Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Surgical Services and Mother Baby areas also hire interns but have limited spots available
- Our hospitals primarily serve the adult patient populations so we do not have Neonatal, Pediatrics or Special Care Nursery units within the Allina hospital system
Allina's Twin Cities Metro Hospitals:
Coon Rapids, MN- Mercy Hospital
Fridley, MN- Mercy Hospital - Unity Campus
Minneapolis, MN- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Shakopee, MN- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
St. Paul, MN- United Hospital
Allina's Surrounding Community Hospitals:
Job Description:
Job Requirements
- Enrollment in an accredited nursing program
- Baccalaureate graduation date on or before September 1, 2025
- Enrollment in a nursing internship course through a Minnesota school
- This is a pre-licensure program (those with a RN license during the internship are not eligible)
- BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required by completion of orientation
Physical Demands
- Medium Work*:
- Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently