What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Nurse Internship position at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital?
We're glad you are thinking about joining us.
Grand Itasca is a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.
About the Position
- POSITION: Summer Nurse Internship
- EMPLOYMENT TYPE: .9 FTE (72 hours a pay period) to last 10 weeks
- WORK SCHEDULE: Day/Evening
- DEPARTMENT: Opportunity in the following departments: Emergency, Intensive Care, Med/Surg/Peds, Women's Health & Birth and Clinic
- Applications due by December 18th, 2025.
OVERVIEW
Thank you for considering our Summer Nurse Internship opportunity at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital, a subsidiary of MHealth Fairview for the summer of 2026!
Our Summer Nurse Internship program provides an individualized educational experience. The program is tailored to meet individual students. As a nurse intern, you will be mentored one-on-one with registered nurses to gain hands-on nursing experience. Our program provides opportunities to enhance your technical, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
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
- 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 able to experience a variety of departments including Emergency, Intensive Care, Med/Surg/Peds, Women's Health & Birth and Clinic
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an accredited ADN or baccalaureate nursing program and will graduate by Summer/Sept 2027.
- BSN applicants will have completed their junior year and cannot have an RN licensure. ADN applicants will have completed two clinical rotations.
Applicants must:
- Have a current BLS for healthcare providers certification through August 2026.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Be able to work a minimum of 72 hours per pay period (every two weeks) in variable shifts
- Be able to work for 10 weeks during the summer beginning late May/early June to early/mid-August.
- If you accept a SNI position, you must enroll and participate in an internship course at a Minnesota based school of nursing.
- Demonstrate ability to follow and adhere to Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital policies, vision, mission and values.
*This position provides one flat hourly rate, with regular reviews to ensure competitiveness with the market.
Please upload a resume and unofficial transcript. You can scan them together and upload them as one document under the resume section.