Specialty Nurse Intern, PICU, Registry

apartment UChicago Medicine location_onChicago, IL, US

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2026 Specialty Nurse Intern Program - Pediatric ICU

Full-time, Day Shift & Night Shift Available

10-week Summer Nurse Externship program, Monday, June 1st – Friday, August 7th, 2026

In conjunction with the University of Chicago Medicine’s mission to provide superior health care, the Specialty Nurse Intern is a nursing student who provides patient care in specialty areas under the direction of a registered nurse. The Specialty Nurse Intern provides care to patients and their families by assuming defined patient care responsibilities and by performing specific clinical skills appropriate to the role.

In this year-round internship, students will be matched with the Pediatric ICU for the duration of the academic program. The formal Nurse Internship program will last throughout the entire academic year. The expectation is to continue working throughout the entire academic year with flexible scheduling. It is the expectation that these candidates will work at UCM in the identified clinical area for 2 years following graduation.

We are looking for candidates that have a passion to work for UChicago! Following the summer, the expectation is that the internship will continue throughout the year. The schedule will be flexible to work with your school schedule.

Application and Interviewing Process

All Interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom.
The interviewing process will start mid-January for selected candidates

Required Qualifications

BLS (CPR)
Request 2 professional reference letters prior to the interview - one letter is required from a nursing instructor
Copy of most recent transcript
GPA of 3.0 or higher required
Be enrolled full-time in an accredited BSN or direct-entry MSN program
Must be entering your final year in a BSN or direct-entry MSN program in the fall of 2026 (Anticiapted Graduation date of 12/2026 or 05/2027)
Please upload all documents and references letters via the "candidate document uploads" on your candidate profile
All required documents are due prior to your scheduled interview

Specialty Nurse Internship Details

Candidates need to be available for 12-hour shifts for the full duration of the program: commitment requirements for the school year will be flexible and outlined by the leadership team.
Positions will include Day and Night shift opportunities
Candidates will be expected to work some weekends

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