Children’s Hospital of Michiganis an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.

Job Description

The Student Nurse Extern (SNE) is a member of the patient care services team with primary responsibilities for technical, multi-skilled direct and indirect patient care activities.

• The SNE is assigned to work under the supervision of a registered nurse who delegates tasks based upon patient needs and SNE skills and abilities.
• The SNE will report all deviations from expected patient parameters to the registered nurse. It is recognized that specific patient care tasks may vary widely in type and frequency from unit to unit or across service lines, based on the nature of the patient population being served.
• Therefore, individual units, or service lines, may appropriately add to or delete from the duties defined in the Student Nurse Extern job description when approved by nursing administration.
• The goal of this position is to build on academic experiences of the student by providing practical application of skills and critical thinking.

1. Currently working on a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN).

2. A junior or senior level college/university BSN student in good standing.