Nursing Internship/Externship Opportunities

Nursing Internship/Externship Opportunities

INTERNSHIP AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Throughout the internship, interns are supervised by their preceptors to develop nursing and time-management skills. Interns will have opportunities to practice a multitude of nursing skills. 

 

This internship is a pipeline program. Upon successful completion of the internship, interns will be recruited to apply for a Nursing Assistant position, hours are flexible to meet the demands of the academic school year. From here, interns are recruited to apply for a position in their New Graduate Nurse Residency Program.

 

Quick Overview:

  • 30 slots available

  • 10-week paid internship (37.5 hours per week, hired as state employees)

  • Dates generally end of May to early August

  • Interns are:

    • Assigned one preceptor for the duration of the internship 

    • Placed on adult medicine units only (i.e., med-surg/telemetry, stepdown, ICU)

    • Registered for a 3-credit course through the School of Nursing  

 

Candidate Requirements:

  • Undergraduate students, enrolled in a pre-licensure nursing program

  • By start of internship, candidates will have completed junior year and are rising seniors 

  • Students who do not attend SBU are eligible to apply

  • This internship is not open to students who are licensed RN’s in an RN to BS program

 

Internship Finer Details:

  • Shifts: Assigned to either day or night shift, all shifts are 12 hours

  • Work requirement: Three 12-hour shifts per week that follows the preceptor's schedule 

  • Vacation time/Time off: Vacation or requested time off is not permitted during the internship

  • Pay: Bi-weekly paycheck at a rate determined by the hospital

 

EXTERNSHIP AT THE LONG ISLAND VETERANS HOME

Throughout the externship, interns are supervised by their preceptors to develop nursing and time-management skills. Interns will have opportunities to practice a multitude of nursing skills, including administration of medications and other specialized skills.

 

Quick Overview:

  • 10 slots available

  • 10-week paid externship (40 hours per week, hired as state employees)

  • Dates generally end of May to early August

  • Externs are assigned one preceptor for the duration of the externship

  • Externs do NOT have to register for the 3-credit course noted in the SBUH Internship

 

Candidate Requirements:

  • Undergraduate students enrolled in the Basic Baccalaureate Program at the SBSON

  • By start of externship, candidates will have completed junior year and are rising seniors 

  • Students who do not attend SBU are NOT eligible to apply

  • This externship is not open to students who are licensed RN’s in an RN to BS program

 

Externship Finer Details:

  • Day shift (7a-330p)

  • Work requirement: Five 8-hour shifts per week that follows the preceptor's schedule 

  • Vacation time/Time off: Vacation or requested time off is not permitted during the externship

  • Pay: Bi-weekly paycheck at a rate determined by the facility

 

Questions? Please email Dr. Abbate, Clinical Assistant Professor: santina.abbate@stonybrook.edu

 

Thank you for your applications for the Summer 2023 internship/externship programs at Stony Brook. 

 

Applications for the Summer 2024 Programs will be posted by November.