About the role#
Fairview Health Services offers a ten-week paid summer internship for nursing students. You will work one-on-one with registered nurse mentors to gain hands-on experience in an acute care setting. The program is designed to help you build technical skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal communication in a clinical environment. Interns are assigned to a specific patient care area, such as med-surg, oncology, cardiac tele, or behavioral health, based on availability and career goals.
What you'll do#
- Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes.
- Create and implement individualized nursing plans of care.
- Evaluate patient responses to interventions.
- Use communication strategies to achieve positive patient outcomes.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an accredited baccalaureate or entry-level master's RN program.
- Graduation date between August 2027 and September 2028.
- Completion of at least one RN clinical rotation by the start date.
- Enrollment in an internship course at a Minnesota-based nursing school.
- Active Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross upon hire.
- A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred.
- Prior patient care or health-related work experience is preferred.
Location & details#
- Term: Summer 2027 (June 1st to August 13th).
- Modality: On-site.
- Locations: Opportunities are available in Princeton, Wyoming, Minneapolis, Edina, Burnsville, Woodbury, Maplewood, and St. Paul, Minnesota.
About Fairview Health Services
Fairview Health Services operates as a nonprofit health system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The organization provides a network of care including community and academic hospitals, primary and specialty clinics, and senior living facilities. It functions as part of M Health Fairview, a collaboration with the University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. The system maintains 10 hospitals and 60 primary care clinics alongside home health, hospice, and pharmacy services.
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