Paid RN Student Internship - Acute Care (Summer 2027)

UnityPoint Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, IA offers a paid 10-week nursing student internship for summer 2027. Hours are 36 per week, with shifts 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., and possible weekend rotations under a preceptor.

Graduating nursing students Winter 2027 or Spring 2028, with med/surg clinical, are eligible. AHA BLS for Professional Providers is required, and enrollment in a one-credit academic course is mandatory; the course cost is about $800 through Allen College.

Qualifications

• Must be graduating nursing school Winter 2027 or Spring 2028 with proof of completion of med/surg clinical.
• Current AHA BLS Card- Professional Provider.
• All interns are required to be enrolled in a one credit academic class for the summer.

Responsibilities

• Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient’s care.
• Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments and maintains responsibility for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
• Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations.
• Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care.
• Utilizes a holistic approach (considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area.
• Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of care, patient and employee safety, and customer service.

Education

Nursing program graduating Winter 2027 or Spring 2028

Job description

UnityPoint Health in Des Moines, IA offers a paid 10-week nursing student internship for summer 2027. Hours are 36 per week, with shifts 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m., and possible weekend rotations under a preceptor.

Graduating nursing students Winter 2027 or Spring 2028, with med/surg clinical, are eligible. AHA BLS for Professional Providers is required, and enrollment in a one-credit academic course is mandatory; the course cost is about $800 through Allen College.