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Nurse Internships
Earn while you learn at one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals.
Located in the heart of New Castle County, Delaware - and within easy driving distance from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington - Christiana Care combines all the advantages of a community-based health system with the sophistication one of America's Top 15 Major Teaching Hospitals.
Enjoy the ambiance and excitement of urban living in an area that retains the charm, safety, easy access and friendliness of smaller communities. Sail the Chesapeake Bay, hike, fish and ski the Poconos, or wind-surf one of Delaware's many clean, sandy beaches in your spare time.
Get more information about a paid nurse internship program:
- Critical Care Nurse Internship
- Emergency Department Nurse Internship
- Medical Nurse Internship Program
- Neonatal Nurse Internship
- Perioperative Nurse Internship
Critical Care Internship
This unique program integrates educational components with preceptor-led clinical experiences to ease the transition to critical care nursing.
- Biannual program: February and June
- Graduate Nurses: 24-week program (one step-down & two ICU rotations)
- Registered Nurses: 18-week program (two ICU rotations)
- Program offers the following rotations for you to select from: CICU, CVICU, MICU, SCCC (surgical/trauma), WICU, ED
Eligibility
- Nurses who have graduated from an accredited nursing school
- RNs with less than 12 months nursing experience
- Participants must pass state boards and be licensed as an RN in Delaware
- Commitment to work at Christiana Care for 24 months after completing the internship
How to apply
- Participant must submit with the application:
- Resume
- Two clinical recommendations
- Transcript (unofficial)
To apply for this program, you will need to complete the online application and submit a resume and cover letter, two clinical references, and an unofficial college transcript. Submit requested items to Jennifer Ghazzouli, Senior Recruiter, Christiana Care Health Services, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Human Resources Department, Office 1160, Newark, DE 19718. Fax: 302-733-1355.
Emergency Department Nurse Internship
This program has been devised by nurses and physicians in the Emergency Department at both Christiana and Wilmington Hospital's to allow for a smooth transition for qualified candidates from floor nursing to ED nursing.
- Emergency-specific classes taught by the nursing and physician staff
- One-on-one RN and physician preceptors
- Short rotations through departments highly correlated with the ED, including Cardiac Cath, Labor & Delivery, and Surgical Critical Care Complex.
Eligibility
- Nurses who have graduated from an accredited nursing school with less than 12 months of RN experience.
- RNs without critical care experience with less than 12 months of RN experience.
- Participants must pass state boards and be licensed as an RN in Delaware.
- Commitment to work in the ED for 24 months after completing the internship
How to apply
- Participant must submit:
- Resume
- Two clinical recommendations
- Transcript (unofficial)
To apply for this program, you will need to complete the online application and submit a resume and cover letter, two clinical references, and an unofficial college transcript. Submit requested items to Patti Bjorklund, Senior Recruiter, Christiana Care Health System, Human Resources Department, 200 Hygeia Drive, Newark, DE 19713. Fax: 302-623-0324.
Medical Nurse Internship
Christiana Care is proud to offer a Medical Nurse Internship to GN's and New RN's. The Medical Nurse Internship is offered twice a year; February and June.
The Medical Nurse Internship Program (MNIP) is a unique 16-week program that integrates educational components with preceptor-led clinical experiences on the medical units. The medical nursing units serve an adolescent/adult/geriatric population with a wide variety of complex medical & cardiac diagnoses. Upon completion of this program, the participants will have built a strong foundation for nursing practice in a fast-paced, challenging environment. In return for the comprehensive orientation and training, an employment agreement will be required upon completion of the training program.
Requirements: Applicants for this program should be recent graduates from an accredited school of nursing or have less than 6 months of nursing experience. Program participants will be required to pass NCLEX and be licensed as an RN in Delaware. Full time orientation is required, with committment to work at Christiana Care for 20 months on a medical unit after completing the internship.
To apply for this program, you will need to complete the online application and submit the following information: Resume, Cover Letter, Unofficial College Transcripts, and 2 clinical reference letters to Mike Borrelli at 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Office 1160, Newark, DE 19718.
Neonatal Nurse Internship
Christiana Care, an integrated healthcare system, seeks nurses to join this specialty program at our Christiana Hospital location. This program has been devised by the nurses and physicians in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This program allows for a smooth transition from GN to the RN role in the NICU nursing career path, for those candidates qualified.
Eligibility Requirements:
GN's who have graduated from an accredited nursing school with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. RN's with less than 12 months of experience. Participants must pass the NCLEX and be licensed as an RN in Delaware.
To apply for this program, you will need to complete the online application and submit a resume and cover letter, two clinical references, and an unofficial college transcript. Submit requested items to Patti Bjorklund, Senior Recruiter, Christiana Care Health System, Human Resources Department, 200 Hygeia Drive, Newark, DE 19713. Fax: 302-623-0324.
Perioperative Nurse Internship
The Perioperative Internship Program is offered in collaboration with Delaware County Community College as the foundation for our comprehensive perioperative didactic and clinical orientation. The Perioperative Internship Program is facilitated by internationally known perioperative educator and leader, Dr. Jane Rothrock, in cooperation with our perioperative educator and other resource staff from the Christiana Care Health System. Students will learn the foundations and principles of surgery and perioperative nursing in the perioperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases of the patients' surgical experience.
- Program offered in September - 6 month program
- Program includes didactic instruction, simulation lab, and clinical experience. Students will earn 6 college credits from Delaware County Community College after the first 11 weeks.
- Clinical orientation continues in the OR after the college program is completed.
- Students will be able to interview for openings available at the Christiana and Wilmington hospitals.
Eligibility
- Nurses who have graduated from an accredited nursing school or will have graduated prior to the Internship's September start date.
- Current Registered Nurses from other disciplines or specialty areas.
- Participants must pass state boards and be licensed as an RN in Delaware or be eligible for Delaware RN licensure.
- Commitment to work Full Time for 24 months following the 6 month program at Christiana Care within Perioperative Services.
How to apply
- Participant must submit
- Transcripts
- Two Letters of recommendation
- Essay on the topic "Why Do I believe I am a good candidate for the Perioperative Internship Program"
- All candidates must complete a multi-step interview process, including the participation in a shadow day, to ensure the candidate has a significant grasp of the perioperative environment and believes he or she can function positively and productively within that environment.
To apply for this program, you will need to complete the online application and submit a resume and cover letter, two clinical references, and an unofficial college transcript. Submit requested items to Kelly Whitmarsh, Senior Recruiter, Christiana Care Health Services, Human Resources Department, 200 Hygeia Drive, Newark, DE 19713. Fax: 302-623-0324.
Next class is scheduled to begin September 2010. Applications will be available online in May 2010.
