Job Details

Level: Entry

Job Location: Bethany Children's Health Center - Bethany, OK

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Nursing - Inpatient

Nurse Externship - Full Time (Summer 2025)

Bethany Children's Health Center offers a nine-week paid Nurse Externship Program that offers unique hands-on clinical experience for nursing students entering their senior year of nursing school. As a Nurse Extern, you will join Bethany Children's for a nine-week paid externship to assist the pediatric patient care team by performing activities of daily living such as feeding meals, bathing, monitoring vital signs and donning/doffing splints and orthotic devices. All CNAs and NAs perform duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission and core values of excellence, integrity, compassion, service and stewardship.

Responsibilities:

Perform basic patient care and work with an experienced RN who will provide training and mentorship throughout the program.
Have the opportunity to hone in on an area of focus (Complex Care, Transitional Care, and PMRU)
Explore different aspects of pediatric nursing from the perspective of Case Managers, Nurse Practitioners, Clinic Nurses and Nursing Leadership.
Plan and provide a presentation to your cohort and other healthcare team members on a diagnosis or problem facing nurses today.

Schedule:

Able to work full time hours from June 2, 2025, through August 1, 2025, with a week off at the Fourth of July.

Requirements:

Must be in between Junior and Senior year or graduating from your nursing program in December 2025 or May 2026
A letter of recommendation signed by a faculty member from the program in which you are enrolled
A current academic transcript
A skills check-off list must be turned in upon hire
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025

About Us

Our work begins where we are all equal - at the heart.

Bethany Children’s Health Center is an innovative leader in the field of pediatric rehabilitation and 24-hour complex care. The hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services for children (ages 0-21) and is the only inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma. Our CARF accredited multidisciplinary team works with patients and their families to maximize the patient’s physical and cognitive potential, and ensure the family has the training and resources needed for a smooth transition from hospital to home. In 2021, the hospital received accreditation from The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the nation’s original independent accreditation program recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This distinction confirms that Bethany Children’s Health Center is providing high quality patient care as determined by an external process of evaluation.

In order to maximize the potential of every child, we must maximize the potential of every employee. We are committed to providing staff with the physical, emotional, spiritual, financial and mental resources necessary to achieve their potential and meet our standards of excellence. BCHC offers competitive compensation, benefits, state-of-the-art equipment and wellness programs. Opportunities for professional growth include in-service training, leadership development, tuition reimbursement and scholarships.

**Due to the nature of our pediatric services, this organization’s positions are classified as safety-sensitive roles. Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This statute allows Bethany Children’s Health Center to refuse to hire an applicant or discharge an employee in a safety-sensitive position, who tests positive for marijuana even if the applicant or employee holds a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana license.

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Nurse Extern - Full Time (Summer 2025)