Graduate Nurse Internship – Children’s Emergency Services (CES)

Job Description

Graduate Nurse Internship – Children’s Emergency Services (CES) | Michigan Medicine

The Tone:
This is a six-month interval-spaced internship program at Michigan Medicine, located in Ann Arbor, MI, specifically within the Children’s Emergency Services (CES) at CS Mott Children’s Hospital. Michigan Medicine aims to improve health through excellence in patient care, education, and research, serving as one of the world’s largest healthcare complexes. This role is crucial for preparing new graduate nurses to provide expert family-centered care in a verified Level One pediatric trauma center, serving over 40,000 children annually with a wide range of acuities.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Ann Arbor, MI (In-person)
• Pay: $41.78–$64.81 hourly (5% deduction during internship)
• Team: Works collaboratively with board-certified pediatric emergency medicine faculty and pediatric residents.
• Mission: Prepare new Graduate Nurses for a Registered Nurse position within Children’s Emergency Services.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Provide: Safe and efficient nursing care to children of all ages experiencing emergent or urgent situations.
• Assess: Pediatric emergency patients, and plan, implement, and evaluate their care.
• Collaborate: With all healthcare team members to deliver Patient & Family Centered Care.
• Implement: Technical skills required for pediatric emergency patient care, adhering to UMHS policies and standards.
• Exhibit: Critical thinking skills for rapid decision-making and ensure full compliance with documentation practices.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Successful completion of an accredited BSN program; must be a Graduate Nurse or newly licensed in Michigan and not yet practiced as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience: No prior RN practice experience; must complete NCLEX within 45 days of the start date and obtain ACLS and PALS during orientation. Must also obtain ENPC and TNCC certification within 6 months post-orientation.
• Skills: Competence in technical skills, critical thinking, compliant documentation practices, leadership in teamwork, and awareness of research and evidence-based practice.
• Bonus: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience as an Emergency Department or ICU Tech or Paramedic, or an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher.