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We are seeking Nursing Students that are graduating late Summer 2025, December 2025 or Spring 2026 for the Student Nurse Extern Program.

The Nurse Extern reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Northwestern Medicine's Nurse Externship Program allows nursing students the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of nursing work environments.

The Nurse Extern assists in the delivery of both direct and indirect nursing care as a Patient Care Technician (PCT) under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse within the scope of practice of unlicensed, assistive personnel and performs tasks for patients’ activities of daily living to promote comfort and safety, assists RN’s with the collection of patient data, and performs selected procedures.

Program Dates (mandatory full-time 8 week commitment):

Application Due Date: January 26, 2024

Start Date: May 29, 2024

End Date: July 23, 2024

Shifts:

• Day or Night Shift
• 8 or 12 hour shifts
• Some Weekend shifts
• No holidays or overtime

 Additional Details:

• Locations participating in the 2024 SNE program are as follows:
  • Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield, IL)
  • Delnor Hospital (Geneva, IL)
  • Huntley Hospital (Huntley, IL)
  • Kishwaukee Hospital (DeKalb, IL)
  • Lake Forest Hospital (Lake Forest, IL)
  • McHenry Hospital (McHenry, IL)
  • Palos Hospital (Palos Heights, IL)
  • Valley West Hospital (Sandwich, IL)
  • Woodstock Hospital (Woodstock, IL)
     
• Units participating in the 2024 SNE program are as follows:
  • Behavioral Health
  • Cardiac
  • Emergency Department
  • Float Pool
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • ICU
  • Labor & Delivery
  • MedSurg
  • Mother/Baby
  • NICU
  • Oncology
  • Operating Room
  • Ortho/Neuro
  • Outpatient
  • Pediatrics (limited locations)
  • Rehabilitation

See what our staff have to say about working in this department and at Northwestern Medicine! Be Part of Better: What It’s Like to Work at Northwestern Medicine

Required:

• Nursing students from an accredited nursing school that includes minimally the successful completion of Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical with clinical rotation. Must provide written documentation of successful completion OR successful completion of an accredited Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program.
• Graduation date of either late Summer 2025, December 2025 or Spring 2026.
• Qualified candidates must have a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare certification.
• Reliable, flexible and punctual with schedules.

Required Documentation for Application Submission to be Uploaded:

• Resume

*Please note, to be considered for this role, you must submit all attachments after you apply.  When you apply, you will receive an automated email to set up an account.  Once your account is set up, you can log back into your application, please navigate to the upload section and press the "+" sign to submit additional attachments if necessary.  If you have any issues with uploading, please email [email protected]. 

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.