This position is a 12-week internship program which prepares the new Graduate Nurse for a Registered Nurse position on a general care pediatric unit. Orientation includes a combination of educational sessions and precepted bedside clinical experience. A two (2) year commitment with a minimum of 30 hours/week (0.75 FTR) is required for candidates hired through the internship program. This internship is a joint venture between 12 West and11 West. During the interview process, unit selection will occur. Education will be provided in a group and unit-based settings. Precepted bedside experience will occur on the onboarding unit.
This posting will be used to hire a graduate nurse internship position in pediatric general care units. This internship will have a start date of February 2025.
Brief descriptions of each unit below:
12 West Mott is a 32-bed pediatric medical-surgical unit, with an age range from infant to young adult. The primary services include orthopedic surgery, trauma, rehabilitation, nephrology, urology, kidney transplant, neurology, neurosurgery, and endocrinology. Up to 10 beds on the unit can be utilized to for the care of stable pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
11 West is a 32-bed unit that is part of the Michigan Congenital Heart Center, including up to 12 moderate care beds for patients requiring closer monitoring and observation. We provide family centered care to pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery patients ranging in age from newborn to young adult.