Franciscan Student Nurse Externship

Franciscan Alliance, Inc. • Indianapolis, IN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Franciscan Health Indianapolis Student Nurse Externship is a paid, 10-week program for nursing students, running from June 1, 2027, through August 7, 2027. Students provide direct and indirect patient care, including physical, psychological, and emotional support, and gain experience in a hospital environment. Under the supervision of an RN preceptor, students apply and build on knowledge and skills from their formal nursing program while taking on increasingly complex care activities.

The externship takes place at Franciscan Health Indianapolis, a full-service hospital southeast of downtown Indianapolis. The program offers nursing students experience in a safe and nurturing environment and is intended to develop patient-care skills, clinical reasoning, communication, time management, decision-making, critical thinking, and understanding of the expectations of professional nursing practice. Students are expected to commit to the entire 10-week program and orientation dates and follow their assigned preceptor's schedule of 36–40 hours per week. The application deadline is January 25, 2027.

Requirements

• Complete the junior year of an accredited BSN program before the externship.
• Be currently enrolled in good standing.
• Hold American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Submit two letters of recommendation, including one from a clinical instructor.
• Provide a professional statement of interest.
• Submit a clearly readable unofficial transcript.
• Attend a panel interview if asked as a potential candidate.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care and physical, psychological, and emotional support to patients.
• Care for patients holistically under the supervision of an RN preceptor.
• Use the nursing process—assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation—to provide direct patient care in an acute care setting.
• Manage care for patients experiencing acute and chronic conditions using a holistic approach.
• Integrate critical thinking, care coordination, leadership, collaboration, and communication skills into patient care.
• Develop clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice and begin transitioning to professional practice.
• Follow the assigned preceptor's work schedule and commit to the entire program and orientation dates.

Benefits

• Paid 10-week student nurse externship.
• Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings; details are available on the company's career-site benefits section.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern