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Nurse Externship Programs Hiring Now

hospitals and health systems have nurse extern and student nurse jobs open today. Each shows the terms its postings name, the units hiring, the pay they state and where, read every night from the hospital's own job board.

Terms hiring now

The terms the open student postings name, with how many jobs name each.

  • December 2026 (1)
  • Winter 2026 (12)
  • Spring 2027 (3)
  • March 2027 (1)
  • May 2027 (3)
  • Summer 2027 (58)
  • July 2027 (1)
  • August 2027 (3)

Units named most: medical-surgical (53), intensive care (ICU) (30), step-down and progressive care (29), rotational or float (28), neuroscience and stroke (24) and cardiac (22).

Hospitals with student nurse jobs open

Most open jobs first. of them state their pay. Open a hospital for every one of its student jobs, and its new grad RN jobs when it has them.

HospitalStudent jobsTerms namedUnitsPosted pay
Ballad Health
Tennessee, Virginia · also a nurse residency
75Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
UNM Health
New Mexico · also a nurse residency
45Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Select Medical
Florida, Missouri, Kansas and 16 more · also a nurse residency
43Not namedRehabilitation$18–$25/hr
Hospital Sisters Health System29Winter 2026, Summer 2027Several$18–$55.50/hr
HH Health System
Alabama · also a nurse residency
27Not namedIntensive care (ICU), Step-down and progressive care, Neuroscience and strokeNo hourly rate posted
SSM Health
Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
24Not namedMedical-surgical, Cardiac, Step-down and progressive care$18/hr
UVA Health
Virginia · also a nurse residency
24Not namedTelemetry, Emergency, Intensive care (ICU)$17.28/hr
Tenet Healthcare
Texas, South Carolina, Massachusetts and 1 more · also a nurse residency
23Not namedMedical-surgical, Telemetry, Intensive care (ICU)$18.50–$30/hr
MUSC Health
South Carolina · also a nurse residency
23Not namedCardiac, Observation and short stay, EmergencyNo hourly rate posted
Reid Health22Not namedRotational or floatNo hourly rate posted
Universal Health Services
Florida, Oklahoma, Nevada and 1 more · also a nurse residency
20Not namedMedical-surgical, Orthopedics, EmergencyNo hourly rate posted
Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)
Ohio, Kentucky · also a nurse residency
20Not namedMedical-surgical, Rotational or float, Step-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
UPMC
Pennsylvania, Maryland · also a nurse residency
17August 2027Oncology, Emergency, Neuroscience and stroke$18.59–$30.40/hr
Aspirus Health
Michigan, Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
16Not namedMedical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
OSF HealthCare
Illinois · also a nurse residency
16May 2027Several$18.50–$22.60/hr
Kaweah Health
California · also a nurse residency
15Not namedBehavioral health, Cardiac, Intensive care (ICU)$20.38–$24/hr
Creative Solutions in Healthcare15Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Appalachian Regional Healthcare14Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
CHRISTUS Health
Louisiana, New Mexico · also a nurse residency
13Not namedRotational or floatNo hourly rate posted
LifePoint Health
Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky and 1 more · also a nurse residency
12Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Penn State Health
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
11Not namedOncology, Neuroscience and stroke, Behavioral healthNo hourly rate posted
WellSpan Health
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
11Summer 2027Behavioral health, RehabilitationNo hourly rate posted
Cleveland Clinic
Ohio · also a nurse residency
10Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
UnityPoint Health
Iowa, Illinois · also a nurse residency
10Summer 2027Home health and hospice$19.30/hr
Tufts Medicine10Not namedCardiac, Intensive care (ICU), Medical-surgical$20.12–$25.15/hr
Ascension
Tennessee, Indiana, Oklahoma and 1 more · also a nurse residency
9Spring 2027Orthopedics, Emergency, Step-down and progressive care$15–$21.29/hr
BJC HealthCare
Missouri · also a nurse residency
9Not namedEmergency, Neuroscience and stroke, Rotational or float$17.50–$22.75/hr
Baptist Health South Florida9Not namedMedical-surgical, Oncology, Telemetry$23.50/hr
Orlando Health
Florida · also a nurse residency
8Not namedIntensive care (ICU), Orthopedics, Medical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
Broward Health
Florida · also a nurse residency
8Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Cooper University Health Care8Not namedRotational or floatNo hourly rate posted
Advocate Health
North Carolina, Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
7Spring 2027, Summer 2027Several$19.80–$32.80/hr
Geisinger
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
7Not namedMedical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
WVU Medicine
Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
7Summer 2027Intensive care (ICU), Medical-surgical, OrthopedicsNo hourly rate posted
Froedtert South
Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
7Not namedIntensive care (ICU), Medical-surgical, Step-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
University Hospitals
Ohio · also a nurse residency
6Not namedCardiac, Intensive care (ICU), Step-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
Ardent Health
Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and 1 more · also a nurse residency
6Not namedEmergency, Intensive care (ICU)No hourly rate posted
Franciscan Health
Indiana · also a nurse residency
6Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota, Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
6Not namedSeveral$22.05–$23.30/hr
Sanford Health
Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota · also a nurse residency
6Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Seniors Prefer Homecare6Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Northside Hospital
Georgia · also a nurse residency
5Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Mercy
Oklahoma, Missouri · also a nurse residency
5Not namedMedical-surgical, Rotational or floatNo hourly rate posted
Encompass Health
Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas and 1 more · also a nurse residency
5Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
CommonSpirit Health
Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa · also a nurse residency
5Not namedRotational or float$15.67–$24.35/hr
Essentia Health
Minnesota, Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
5Summer 2027Several$22/hr
ScionHealth
Wyoming, South Carolina, Ohio and 1 more · also a nurse residency
5Not namedEmergency, Step-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
FirstHealth of the Carolinas
North Carolina · also a nurse residency
4Not namedStep-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
St. Luke's University Health Network
Pennsylvania, New Jersey · also a nurse residency
4Not namedSeveral$41.40–$60.31/hr
Baptist Health (Kentucky)
Kentucky · also a nurse residency
4Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Guthrie
New York, Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
4Summer 2027Rotational or float$17.34–$24.32/hr
Novant Health
South Carolina · also a nurse residency
4Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
The MetroHealth System
Ohio · also a nurse residency
4Not namedNeuroscience and stroke, Orthopedics, TelemetryNo hourly rate posted
GBMC HealthCare4Not namedNeonatal ICU (NICU)$16.57–$23.67/hr
Nebraska Medicine4Not namedMedical-surgical, Orthopedics, CardiacNo hourly rate posted
Presbyterian Healthcare Services4Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
UAB Medicine4Not namedSeveral$15.50–$48/hr
Prisma Health
South Carolina · also a nurse residency
3Not namedCardiacNo hourly rate posted
Piedmont Healthcare
Georgia · also a nurse residency
3Not namedMedical-surgical, Step-down and progressive care, TelemetryNo hourly rate posted
Prime Healthcare
Texas, Illinois, Nevada · also a nurse residency
3Not namedIntensive care (ICU), Rotational or float, TelemetryNo hourly rate posted
Memorial Health (Illinois)
Illinois · also a nurse residency
3Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
OU Health
Oklahoma · also a nurse residency
3May 2027, July 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Beacon Health System
Michigan · also a nurse residency
3Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
RWJBarnabas Health
New Jersey · also a nurse residency
3Not namedOncology, Pediatrics$20/hr
Fairview Health Services
Minnesota · also a nurse residency
3Not namedSeveral$24/hr
Marion Health
Indiana · also a nurse residency
3Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Stormont Vail Health
Kansas · also a nurse residency
3Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Bryan Health3Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Deaconess Health System3Spring 2027Several$16/hr
HealthPartners3Not namedSeveral$23.75/hr
Hartford HealthCare
Connecticut · also a nurse residency
2Not namedCardiacNo hourly rate posted
Allegheny Health Network
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
2Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
FMOL Health
Louisiana · also a nurse residency
2Not namedIntensive care (ICU), Oncology, PediatricsNo hourly rate posted
Rochester Regional Health
New York · also a nurse residency
2Not namedRotational or float$20/hr
Moffitt Cancer Center
Florida · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveral$22.50/hr
Medical Center Hospital
Texas · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveral$12.50–$15.35/hr
Intermountain Health
Colorado, Utah · also a nurse residency
2Not namedCardiac, PediatricsNo hourly rate posted
Banner Health
Nebraska, Arizona · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Saint Luke's Health System
Missouri · also a nurse residency
2Not namedRotational or float, TelemetryNo hourly rate posted
Bon Secours
Virginia · also a nurse residency
2Not namedOncologyNo hourly rate posted
St. Luke's Hospital (St. Louis)
Missouri · also a nurse residency
2Not namedOncologyNo hourly rate posted
Vibra Healthcare
Massachusetts · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Ohio · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
VCU Health
Virginia · also a nurse residency
2Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas, Missouri · also a nurse residency
2Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Tennessee · also a nurse residency
2March 2027Operating room and perioperativeNo hourly rate posted
Connecticut Children's
Connecticut · also a nurse residency
2Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Gundersen Health System
Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
2Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Singing River Health System
Mississippi · also a nurse residency
2Not namedRotational or floatNo hourly rate posted
UofL Health
Kentucky · also a nurse residency
2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Crouse Hospital2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Holzer Health System2Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Mercyhealth2Not namedLabor, delivery and mother-baby, Rotational or float$17.34/hr
Phelps Health2Not namedOncology, TelemetryNo hourly rate posted
Riverside Health2Not namedEmergency, Medical-surgical$18/hr
Senior Helpers2Not namedSeveral$15–$21/hr
The Methodist Hospitals2Not namedNeuroscience and strokeNo hourly rate posted
VHC Health
Virginia · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Halifax Health
Florida · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Hackensack Meridian Health
New Jersey · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveral$20.32/hr
Inova
Virginia · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027Several$17–$26.90/hr
Calvert Health System
Maryland · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027Several$22/hr
OhioHealth
Ohio · also a nurse residency
1Not namedEmergency, Intensive care (ICU)No hourly rate posted
AdventHealth
Florida · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveral$16.02–$25.63/hr
Bronson Healthcare
Michigan · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Corewell Health
Michigan · also a nurse residency
1Not namedCardiacNo hourly rate posted
Dayton Children's Hospital
Ohio · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Valley Health System (New Jersey)
New Jersey · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
SolutionHealth
New Hampshire · also a nurse residency
1December 2026SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Tower Health
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
1Not namedMedical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
Children's Mercy KC
Missouri · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027Pediatrics$29/hr
Great Plains Health
Nebraska · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Northeast Georgia Health System
Georgia · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Florida · also a nurse residency
1Not namedNeonatal ICU (NICU)No hourly rate posted
ThedaCare
Wisconsin · also a nurse residency
1Winter 2026SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Cape Fear Valley Health
North Carolina · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Ohio · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027Several$16.75–$20.27/hr
Duke Health
North Carolina · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Iredell Memorial Hospital
North Carolina · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Pennsylvania · also a nurse residency
1Winter 2026SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Trinity Health
Idaho · also a nurse residency
1Not namedNeuroscience and strokeNo hourly rate posted
UW Health
Illinois · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveral$18/hr
Western Missouri Medical Center
Missouri · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Akron Children's
Ohio · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Allina Health
Minnesota · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027Several$23/hr
Benefis Health System
Montana · also a nurse residency
1Not namedLabor, delivery and mother-baby, Medical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
Blessing Hospital
Illinois · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
CentraCare
Minnesota · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveral$23/hr
Children's Minnesota
Minnesota · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveral$22.79/hr
Cone Health
North Carolina · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Covenant Health
Tennessee · also a nurse residency
1Not namedStep-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
ECU Health
North Carolina · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Hannibal Regional Hospital
Missouri · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Med Center Health
Kentucky · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Mount Sinai Health System
New York · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Shepherd Center
Georgia · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Illinois · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
South Carolina · also a nurse residency
1Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Kentucky · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Wellstar Health System
Georgia · also a nurse residency
1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Amarillo Center for Skilled Care1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Amistad Nursing & Rehabilitation Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Archbold Medical Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Avir at La Hacienda1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Bassett Healthcare Network1Summer 2027Several$18.38/hr
Baylor Scott & White Health1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Beloit Health System1Not namedSeveral$20/hr
Birchwood Nursing & Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Bluebonnet Nursing & Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Boulder Community Hospital1Not namedMedical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
Caprock Nursing & Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Chisholm Trail Nursing & Rehabilitation Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Citizens Memorial1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Concho Health and Rehabilitation Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Deer Meadows1Not namedSeveral$16/hr
East Tennessee Children's Hospital1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Ellis Medicine1Not namedRotational or float$18.33–$26.58/hr
Empire Care Centers.1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Five Points Nursing & Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Genesis HealthCare System1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Great Plains Nursing and Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Jefferson Health1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Jersey Community Hospital1Not namedSeveral$16–$18/hr
Jupiter Medical Center1Not namedStep-down and progressive careNo hourly rate posted
La Bahia Nursing & Rehabilitation1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Landmark of Amarillo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids1Summer 2027SeveralNo hourly rate posted
Monument Health1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami Beach)1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Nationwide Children's Hospital1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
North Canyon Medical Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Parkview Manor1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Roper St. Francis Healthcare1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Saint Bernards Medical Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
San Saba Rehabilitation and Nursing1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
Southwest Health System1Not namedSeveral$18–$22.63/hr
Terrebonne General Health System1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted
University Health (Kansas City)1Not namedMedical-surgicalNo hourly rate posted
Valleywise Health System1Not namedBehavioral health$29/hr
Yorktown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center1Not namedSeveralNo hourly rate posted

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Frequently asked questions

What is a nurse externship?

A nurse externship is a paid job for nursing students, usually between the junior and senior year: you work on a hospital unit beside an RN preceptor, doing what your school and the state let a student do (vital signs, patient care, documentation, assisting with procedures), most often over a summer. Hospitals use it to hire their future new graduate nurses, and many externs go on to the same hospital's nurse residency.

When should I apply for a nurse externship?

Early: hospitals post their summer programs in the fall and winter before. The postings open today name December 2026 (1 job), Winter 2026 (12 jobs), Spring 2027 (3 jobs), March 2027 (1 job), May 2027 (3 jobs) and Summer 2027 (58 jobs).

Which hospitals have the most nurse extern jobs open?

Today: Ballad Health (75), UNM Health (45), Select Medical (43), Hospital Sisters Health System (29) and HH Health System (27). Each hospital's page lists all of its student jobs and its new grad RN jobs.

Are nurse externships paid?

Yes, they are jobs. Of the 910 student postings open today, those that state a rate post $12.50–$60.31 an hour (the lowest start and the highest end of their ranges).

Who can apply?

Most programs take students in an accredited RN program (ADN or BSN) who have finished a set number of clinical courses, often the first year or the junior year, and many ask for a current BLS card. Some also hire nursing students as patient care techs or nursing assistants year-round, and some states ask externs to hold a CNA certification. Each posting says what it asks for.

How is an externship different from a nurse residency?

An externship is for nursing students; a nurse residency is a new graduate RN's first job, with a preceptor and a cohort for the first months. Many hospitals hire their residents from their own externs.