Nursing Students

As a nursing student, you might already be craving hands-on experience at a highly respected hospital. You may be thinking about where or with which population you want to work after graduation.

At Children’s, a world-class teaching hospital and internationally-recognized leader in pediatric health, we invite nursing students at all stages of learning to explore the “real world” of working in a hospital setting and experience first-hand the challenges and rewards of this career.

Children’s has a longstanding tradition of academic partnership that includes:

• Nursing school affiliations with approximately 20 undergraduate and 20 graduate nursing programs in the Washington area, the mid-Atlantic region and around the United States. These affiliations include clinical rotations at Children’s for nursing students who are in undergraduate, masters, post-graduate, and practical nursing programs. Visit your school’s career services office for more information.

• A one-year  Internship Program for new graduates that builds a concrete knowledge and skill base in pediatric nursing practice. Components of the program include hospital and nursing orientation programs, specialized classes, mentoring program, a three to six month preceptorship program, guided and independent clinical experiences, competency development, professional practice seminars, and consultation clinics. For more information contact Jill Titone Board, nurse recruiter, at 202-476-5471 or  jtitone@cnmc.org  or view our frequently asked questions . To apply, search our current openings for the RNI or RN I/II positions .

• Pediatric Nursing Scholarship Program for outstanding seniors who hold a minimum 3.0 GPA in an undergraduate program at a college of nursing. This program, launched in 2000 and funded by a grant from The James T. Johnston Trust, pays each recipient between $2,500 and $5,000 and provides clinical learning experiences upon graduation. Recipients must complete 120 hours of a senior clinical/leadership preceptorship experience at Children’s and remain at Children’s for at least one year following successful completion of the state board of nursing licensure examination and nursing Internship program . For an application or more information, contact Miriam Erice, continuing education manager at 202-476-4014 or merice@cnmc.org .

• Child Care Technician (CCT) Program for nursing students who are at least three-fourths of the way through their nursing program and have completed a medical/surgical and/or pediatric clinical rotation. This 12- to 14-week employment program includes a four-day orientation, additional clinical orientation to an assigned unit and the opportunity to work closely with a nurse manager, preceptor and supervisor. For an application or more information, contact Jill Titone Board, nurse recruiter at 202-476-5471 or jtitone@cnmc.org . To apply, search our current openings for the Child Care Technician (CCT) positions.