Student Nurse Externship / Summer 2025

Overview

Join our team as a Student Nurse Extern in Westwood, NJ.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better:

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200 employees and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.

Responsibilities

This is a 10-week externship starting June 9, 2025. Day and Night shift available.

• Responsible for performing functions as authorized under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. 
• In addition, performs basic nursing tasks to include patient care, reporting patient conditions, circumstances, and maintaining equipment and unit cleanliness. 
• The nurse extern must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. 

Conditions:  May be required to work irregular schedules.  Potential exposure to hazard materials/situations to include but not limited to, blood-borne pathogens, ionizing radiation, and communicable diseases. 

Qualifications

Job Requirements: 

• Must be in good academic standing
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent; must be enrolled in an Accredited Nursing Program with an anticipated completion from program within 24 months from date of hire.
• Medical Technology; Anatomy and Physiology
• CPR