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Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Nurse Extern at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done. 
 

As a Nurse Extern, you will be responsible for the following: 

• Performs specific tasks under the supervision of a registered nurse. 

• Demonstrates accountability for assigned patients on shift or assignment. 

• Seeks out learning opportunities and guidance from appropriate individuals. 
   

Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager or a Registered Nurse, the Nurse Extern will carry out routine patient care assignments, work in controlled care situations, and perform established nursing procedures for individuals or groups of patients.  
 

Qualifications include: 

Must be able to work full time hours.

Start Date: June 1, 2026

Duration: 8 weeks
 

NURSING STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE IN DECEMBER 2026 OR MAY 2027 WILL BE ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM
 

1. Education & Training: Student currently enrolled in an accredited college of nursing. You will be required to provide transcripts.
 

2. Experience & Training: Successful completion of Fundamentals in Nursing, completion of at least one medical surgical clinical rotation, and clinical skills lab from an accredited professional nursing program.
 

3. License, Certification & Registration: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association.
 

4. Other Requirements: Good organizational and interpersonal skills.

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

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Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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