Summer 2027 Nurse Extern Program

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

We are excited to announce that we are taking applications for our Summer 2027 Nurse Extern Program! You must be in the summer between your junior to senior year of an accredited BSN prepared nursing program to participate. This is an 8-week program that runs onsite at PPMC from June 1st to July 24th, 2027.

Hours of Work:

36 hours / week; your schedule mirrors your preceptor's schedule. You will also be expected to attend the educational offerings.
This is a full-time temporary position.
June 1st through July 24, 2027, Full Time.You must be available to work for the entire 8 weeks.

Please note: As a temporary position, this position does not accrue paid time off or health benefits.

We have a wide range of opportunities available across the hospital in the following practice areas:

Medicine
Surgical/Orthopedic
Trauma
Cardiology
Geriatric
Emergency Department

The nurse extern program is designed to provide the nursing student with an opportunity to strengthen and reinforce their knowledge and skill in the practice of nursing under direct supervision of a registered nurse preceptor to ease their transition to practice. You will follow your preceptor's work schedule and will assist in the provision of nursing care for that nurse's patients. Additionally, you will attend didactic educational sessions during your rotation.

Responsibilities:

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): You will demonstrate awareness of the use of data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.
Evidence Based Practice and Research: You will evaluate and integrate best current evidence with preceptor clinical expertise, patient/ family preferences, and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness.
Leadership: You will observe collaboration and the application of innovative, systems thinking used to engage in systematic, evidence-based problem solving and decision making to promote effective changes within a complex care delivery system supporting the vision of Penn Medicine.
Person and Family Centered Care: You will recognize the patient (or the patient’s designee) as the source of control and a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values and needs.
Professionalism: You will demonstrate a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning and adherence to American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Safety: You will minimize risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.
Teamwork: You will effectively engage in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in an effort to provide for safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams.
Technology/Informatics: You will utilize appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making across the continuum.

Credentials:

Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

High School Diploma (Required)
Bachelor of Arts or Science (Enrolled)
Completion of 1 med/surgical clinical rotation and are entering their final year of their nursing program.
Maintain a GPA of at least 3.0
Education Specialization: Nursing

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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