Nurse Extern

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Cook Children's Nurse Externship Program offers an exceptional pediatric learning opportunity to enhance the extern's role transition, reinforcement of skills and development of new knowledge.

Nurse Externs will complete a 10-week program. The externship consists of clinical experience and classroom activities. Externs will be placed on one of the following units based upon the interview:

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Hematology/Oncology floor
• Surgical floor
• Rehabilitation/Transitional Care Unit
• Surgical services (OR, Recovery, Pre-op)
• Cardiac Unit
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Medical floor
• GI/Renal floor
• Emergency department
• Endocrine floor
• Epilepsy Monitoring Unit/Medical Unit
• Internal staffing (opportunity to experience multiple units)

BSN students with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA who will have completed 2 clinical courses by May 18 may apply.

Application process: Applicants complete an online application through Cook Children's career site, as well as an additional information form. Transcript and two letter of recommendation forms are also required. (We recommend downloading and saving the Request for Additional Information and the Letter of Recommendation to your computer before completing or sending to your references.)

You must complete the online application and submit all your required documentation together in one email by January 26, 2025. The two individuals completing the letter of recommendation forms should send the form directly to nurse.extern@cookchildrens.org.

Selection process: The Nurse Extern Coordinators will evaluate applications and select candidates for interviews. If you are selected for an interview, they will call to arrange an appointment.

Timeline:

• Dec. 1, 2025 - Cook Children's Workday online application portal opens
• Jan. 26, 2026 - Deadline for all application components, including on-line application (must be received by 7:00 a.m. CST)
• Week of Feb. 16-20, 2026 - Interviews (via Zoom)
• Week of Feb. 23, 2026 - Selection of externs and notification
• May 18, 2026 - Start of program
• July 25, 2026 - End of program

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.