Student Nursing Externship: January 2023 Cohort

Student Nurse Externship

The Student Nurse Externship is a program that offers a unique opportunity to qualified nursing students that have passed their fundamental/introduction to nursing course to work in a collaborative, fast paced, and engaging magnet teaching hospital environment. The Clinical Nurse Extern will be mentored by some of Johns Hopkins finest, while being paid for your time. Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to; assisting the nurse in monitoring vital signs and assessments, meeting patients’ personal hygiene needs, assisting with ADLs, monitoring and maintaining accurate I&Os, promoting infection control and safety initiatives, documenting data collection and interventions in patient charts by utilizing EPIC. This position allows you the opportunity to be in-person at the patient’s bedside as an active member of the healthcare team and assist in providing patients with excellent compassionate care. Our nursing students are committed to patient safety, clinical excellence, optimizing outcomes through evidence-based practice, and life-long learning.

Shifts: Varies; Minimum of at least one 12-hour shift per week during the school semesters, 40 hours/week during orientation and winter/summer breaks.

Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in an accredited school of nursing,
• Active Maryland Nursing Assistant Certification is required
• BLS CPR certification required: AHA, Red Cross, or Military Training Network accepted
• Possess passing grade in Fundamentals/Introduction in Nursing course
• Required to attend all hospital, nursing and unit orientation which occurs at minimum during the first 3 weeks of employment. (40 hours/week) January 3rd-January 21st.
• Available to work at least one 12-hour shift a week during the school semesters
• If chosen to move forward with the interview process, the candidate will be required to attend one of the offered 1-hour virtual information sessions: Thursday, October 6th at 9am, Wednesday, November 2nd at 4pm, and Friday November 18th at 12pm.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

We are committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for our patients, visitors and staff members. The Johns Hopkins Hospital has a tobacco-free at work policy. Employees must refrain from using any tobacco products during their work shifts — including while at lunch or on breaks, and whether they are on or off campus.