Commitment Bonus! $7,500 RN Nurse Externship - Nursing Student

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Trinity Health

Muskegon, MI, USA

Posted on Aug 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

📣 Calling All Future Nurses! Join Trinity Health Muskegon as a Nurse Extern! 🩺💙
Are you entering the final year of your RN or BSN program and ready to gain hands-on clinical experience? Trinity Health Muskegon is hiring Nurse Externs for our Med/Surg unit!
✨ Position Highlights
✅ Relief (Per Diem) role with a minimum commitment of 32 hours per month
✅ Orientation held Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
✅ Earn valuable experience while working alongside experienced nursing professionals

✅ $7,500 Commitment Bonus

✅ Unique career pathway with a 2-year commitment: • 1 year as a Nurse Extern • 1 year as a Registered Nurse with Trinity Health
📋 Application Requirements
• Updated resume
• Two letters of recommendation
• One-page personal statement
• Official school transcripts showing you are in your final year of your nursing program
👩‍⚕️ As a Nurse Extern, you may assist with and perform a variety of patient care activities, including:
  • Admission assessment
  • Initiate clinical path/care plan
  • Document care given on appropriate records
  • Pre-op preparation:
  • Teaching
  • Reviewing chart
  • Monitoring and maintaining the following:
  • Feeding pump
  • JP drain
  • Heating pad
  • Specialty beds
  • ICP
  • CBI
  • CPM
  • Foley Cath Care
  • Suction: NG, Salem, Pleuravac
  • SP Cath Care
  • Hemovac


May perform the following clinical skills:
• Foley insertion
• Patient positioning
• NG insertion
• Suctioning
• Dressing changes
• Trach care
• Suture/staple removal
• Tube feedings
• Vital signs
• Wound care
• Enemas


Skills that MAY NOT be performed:

1. Maintaining IV's, IV pumps, PCA's, IVPB

2. Initiating or assisting with the administration of blood or blood products (except vital sign monitoring)

3. Passing medications

4. Taking physician phone or verbal orders

Required Qualifications:

1. Minimum: High School diploma.

2. Current enrollment in last year of an accredited RN or BSN program and remains in good standing.

3. Must have successfully completed the first year of nursing clinicals and skills validation through an accredited ADN nursing program.

4. Must maintain current nursing knowledge and BLS certification.

Ready to take the next step in your nursing career while building your future with Trinity Health? Apply today and start making an impact in patient care! 💙

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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