Nurse Intern

Regions Hospital is looking for exceptional, patient-focused nursing students to join our team as Summer Nurse Interns and make a difference for our patients and community. 

As a Level I trauma and teaching hospital in the heart of St. Paul, Regions provides an exciting learning environment for nursing students interested in caring for diverse patient populations with a wide range of complex and acute health care needs. Our fast-paced, urban hospital offers interns the opportunity to learn alongside experienced nurses while gaining meaningful exposure to the care of patients and families across a variety of clinical settings. At Regions, interns have the opportunity to:

• Gain hands-on clinical experience alongside engaged nurse preceptors.

• Build clinical skills, confidence, professional relationships, and an understanding of professional nursing practice.

• Experience nursing in a fast-paced, urban Level I trauma and teaching hospital.

• Care for patients from diverse backgrounds with complex and varied health care needs.

• Learn within a health care environment committed to its St. Paul community.

• Participate in multiple shadowing experiences outside of their primary summer department and other intern-specific learning opportunities.

Regions offers Summer Nurse Intern experiences across a variety of patient populations and specialty areas, including:

• Emergency

• Surgical Critical Care

• Burn

• Inpatient Mental Health

• Postpartum

• Cardiac and Medical Progressive Care

• Telemetry 

• Medical-Surgical nursing, including general medicine, orthopedic, trauma, oncology, and neuroscience populations.

Work Schedule: 0.80 (32 hours/week). Varying shifts and weekend rotations; applicants should be open to all shifts. Shifts may be 8 or 12 hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Be currently enrolled in a BAN, BSN, or MSN nursing program.
• Not currently licensed as a registered nurse.
• Have an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or Spring/Summer 2028.
• Have completed at least one in-person clinical rotation prior to applying.
• Be able to enroll in and participate in a 1-credit Minnesota-based internship course. Must be enrolled prior to June 1, 2027. 
• Be available to participate in the full 10-week internship, June 7 through August 13, 2027.
• BLS for healthcare providers issued by American Heart. Must obtain CPR certification prior to start of internship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of acute care experience in a hospital setting is preferred.

At Regions Hospital you’ll find a warm, diverse group of people who are committed to helping our patients – and each other. We foster an inclusive environment that encourages new ways of thinking, celebrates differences and recognizes hard work. We’re also committed to living our values. This means you can expect us to be your partner and treat you with dignity and respect. We offer an on-site employee fitness center, an on-site physical therapy clinic for employees as well as on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions is also proud to be a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company. 

Pay Range: $23.75/hour

Pay Range Statement: Compensation is based on the level and requirements of the role. Pay within our ranges may also be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities as well as internal equity. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation based on role (e.g., shift differential, bonus, sales incentive, productivity pay, etc.).