Winter Nurse Intern

Winter Nurse Intern Program

M Health Fairview is committed offering Interns opportunities to grow within the nursing profession!

Potential Opportunities in Minnesota at our various Hospitals include:

Inpatient units; including but not limited to Oncology, Neurology, Obstetrics, Special Care Nursery, Cardiac, Telemetry, and General Medicine. 

Internship Description:

Winter break and possible J-term paid internship

• Variable start dates in December 2024
• Flexible end date in January 2025 (depending on your school schedule)
• Work schedule: minimum 30 hours throughout the J term time (No overtime)
• Supportive learning environment for nursing students at M Health Fairview Sites
• Possibility to work in primary and team care models

There's so much to gain:

• Real-world experience under the guidance of RN mentors
• Hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including patient assessment, intervention and care planning 
• Opportunities to work with nurses and other health care professionals in a variety of roles and patient care settings
• Multiple “day of learning” opportunities in classroom environments
• Opportunities to increase self confidence in patient care
• Opportunities to explore nursing care in other departments 
• Preferential status for employment upon graduation

Every effort is made to place interns in the clinical setting that match their career goals, whenever possible. Interns will be hired into a specific patient care area for the duration of the summer. The specific patient care area will be determined at the time of a job offer. There are a wide variety of hospital patient care units within the M Health Fairview health system that hire summer interns such as: med surg, cardiac tele, oncology, neuro, ortho, spine, acute rehab, behavioral health, transplant, stepdown units and float pool. Please note the intensive care unit, operating room, emergency department and birth center hire a limited number of interns into these critical care specialties.

Internship locations may include:

• University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank and West Bank (Minneapolis)
• Masonic Children’s Hospital (Minneapolis)
• Fairview Southdale Hospital (Edina)
• Fairview Ridges Hospital (Burnsville)
• Woodwinds Hospital (Woodbury)
• St. John’s Hospital (Maplewood)
• Fairview Northland Medical Center (Princeton)
• Fairview Lakes Medical Center (Wyoming)

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate (BSN/BAN) nursing program.
• An anticipated graduation date of Spring or Fall of 2025 or at minimum successfully completed a clinical course.
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Have BLS for healthcare providers certification through February 1, 2025.
• Be able to work the same shift as your preceptor.
• Attend all mandatory orientation.
• If you accept an internship position, it is required for you to enroll and participate in the winter nurse internship course at a Minnesota based school of nursing.
• Deadline to apply:   October 28, 2024.

An unofficial transcript is required and can be scanned together with your resume to upload as one document.