Bon Secours Richmond Health System (BSRHS) offers selected nursing students the opportunity to gain clinical competence and ease the transition from student to prefessional through a special summer program. During the Nurse Externship Program, students are assigned to preceptors who are experienced Registered Nurses chosen for their excellence in practice.

Externs participate in a number of clinical experiences and attend special seminars designed to enhance their practice. Externs are assigned to areas that match their personal interests and can select clinical rotations at Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center or St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

The Bon Secours Richmond Health System Summer Nurse Externship Program is a full-time, eight-week, summer program

Session I: May 11 - July 3, 2009
Session II: July 6 - August 28, 2009

Externs will receive a stipend while in the program and are expected to work full-time with an assigned preceptor, following their preceptor's work schedule. Externs are also expected to attend all required educational experiences. The application deadline for all sessions is January 31, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by March 31, 2009.

- Medical and Surgical Units (with sub-specialties)
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Women's & Children's Services
- Emergency Department
- Peri-operative Services (OR, PACU, Pre-operative Holding)
- Critical Care and Step-Down Units
- Home Care

Externs will hav a variety of experiences that will enhance their learning in nursing. These experiences may include the opportunity to care for an unfamiliar patient population or follow a patient through the continuum of care such as from a medcial/surgical unit to the operating room, and then to post anesthesia care. Externs will also have the opportunity to enhance clinical skill such as venipuncture, IV insertion, catheterization and wound care. Clinical experiences also emphasize time management and priority setting skills. Special classroom opportunities are also offered to externs.

To qualify for the Summer Nurse Externship Program, students must:

• Attend an accredited RN school of nursing.
• Complete junior-level studies.
• Commit to the entire summer program.
• Submit completed Summer Nurse Externship and Employment Applications. Click here for the Summer Nurse Externship application.
• Submit two nursing instructor references. Click here for the instructor reference form.

To view our Summer Nurse Externship Program job description you will need to search our job listing database using the following information:

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• Facility = "Bon Secours Richmond Health System"
• Job Category = "Nursing and Nursing Management"
• Job Status = "All"
• Date Posted = "no time limit"