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Professional Student Nurse Extern (PSNE) Year-Round Program

The purpose of this program is to interest, challenge and provide professional nursing students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of oncology patient care at the nation’s foremost comprehensive cancer center. The program seeks to promote nursing at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center within the student nurse “population” and positively impact the recruitment of graduate nurses.

Eligibility

To qualify for the year-round PSNE program students must:

  • be currently enrolled full time in an accredited BSN school of professional nursing
  • have completed at least one nursing clinical rotation
  • verify excellent academic standing by submission of school transcript
  • have a desire to work with the oncology patient population
  • be able to work a minimum of 24 hours every month. (Students may work up to a maximum of 64 hours every month)
  • be able to complete institutional and nursing PSNE orientation (orientation is scheduled for approximately two weeks in late December - dates to be announced)

Clinical Experience

The program length is 2-4 semesters. Selected applicants will complete an orientation overseen by Nursing Workforce Planning and Development. Each student will be assigned to work under the direct supervision of registered nurse preceptors in one of our many clinical inpatient specialty areas. Students complete an assigned educational project each semester as a mechanism to assist in building on their oncology knowledge.

Examples of specialty areas include Leukemia, Stem Cell Transplant, Lymphoma/Myeloma, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Intensive care, Emergency Center, Neurology/Rehab, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Melanoma/ Sarcoma.

Academic Credit (Optional)

Schools of nursing may approve this program as a nursing elective to earn college credit. Students must have this approval from their school before the start of the program.

Compensation

This is a temporary position. Students are paid an hourly salary and must work a minimum of 24 hours monthly (students may work up to a maximum of 64 hours every month). This position is not eligible for benefits.

To Apply

Applications are accepted beginning October 1, 2009. Download application packet information below. The completed application, official transcript with grades, verification of school enrollment and letter of recommendation must be returned by the application deadline November 9, 2009. Students may apply online (click "apply online"; enter "psne" after Keywords; click Search then "Prof Student Nurse Extern - Year Round").

For more information, please call:

Human Resources - Recruitment Office
Nurse Recruitment, Unit 068
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77030

(713) 792-7362


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