Job Description:

Summer 2025 Specialty Nurse Intern Program - Operating Room (OR)

Full-time, Day Shift Available

Specialty Nurse Internship program starts Monday, June 9th through August 16th, 2025

In conjunction with the University of Chicago Medicine’s mission to provide superior health care, the Specialty Nurse Intern is a nursing student who provides patient care in specialty areas under the direction of a registered nurse.  The Specialty Nurse Intern provides care to patients and their families by assuming defined patient care responsibilities and by performing specific clinical skills appropriate to the role.

In this year-round internship, students will be matched with the Operating Room (OR) for the duration of the academic program. The formal Summer Nurse Internship program will start Monday, June 9th, 2025, and last throughout the entire academic year. The Summer Program consists of a 10-week commitment working Full-time. Following the summer program, the expectation is to continue working throughout the entire academic year with flexible scheduling. It is the expectation that these candidates will work at UCM in the identified clinical area for 2 years following graduation.

We are looking for candidates that have a passion to work for UChicago!  Following the summer, the expectation is that the internship will continue throughout the year. The schedule will be flexible to work with your school schedule.

Application and Interviewing Process

Submit application and a recruiterr will connect with you with the next steps via email.

All Interviews will be via Zoom.

Interviews will be scheduled in October 2024. Also, in Februarry 2025. The interviews will be scheduled based on when the applications were submitted and all required documents have been completed. 

Required Qualifications

BLS (CPR)

Request 2 professional reference letters prior to the interview - one letter is required from a nursing instructor

Copy of most recent transcript

GPA of 3.0 or higher required

250-word essay on “What being a nurse means to you?” and “How this program will help you achieve your future goals as a nurse?” 

Be enrolled full-time in an accredited ADN, BSN, or direct-entry MSN program

Must be entering your final year in an ADN, BSN, or direct-entry MSN program in the fall of 2024

Please upload all documents and references letters via the "candidate document uploads" on your candidate profile

All required documents are due prior to your scheduled interview

Specialty Nurse Internship Details

Candidates need to be available for 12-hour shifts for the full duration of the program: full-time during summer months and commitment requirements for the school year will be flexible and outlined by the leadership team.

Positions will include Day and Night shift opportunities

Candidates will be expected to work some weekends

Apply today, to get the application process started! You do not need all of the required documents before applying!

Submit your application today and the recruiter will connect with you regarding next steps!



You’ll thrive in this position if you:  

Act with Courage & Conviction – you look at interactions, activities and processes to maximize the patient, customer and employee experience; speaks up for point of view with confidence even when the topic is controversial; shares point of view in a manner that builds support. You alert the right person when expectations or standards are not met or when UCMC’s values are at risk. You ensure proper resolution is achieved and an explanation is received; escalates appropriately if needed

Make Thoughtful Decisions – you identify issues, problems and opportunities; proactively recognize the need for improvement. You work with others to develop a sense of common purpose; understand different perspectives on issues; gathers and examines information available. You generate alternatives - Create relevant options, including financial and resource implications, for addressing problems and opportunities. You select appropriate action - Formulate clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. You commit to implementation and work with a sense of urgency and a bias for action to implement the decision.

Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence – you identify issues, problems and opportunities; proactively recognize the need for improvement. You work with others to develop a sense of common purpose; understand different perspectives on issues; gathers and examines information available. You generate alternatives - Create relevant options, including financial and resource implications, for addressing problems and opportunities. You select appropriate action - Formulate clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option. You commit to implementation and work with a sense of urgency and a bias for action to implement the decision

Demonstrate PRIDE Values – you actively demonstrate UCMC values in your work and relationships. You encourage others to model the behaviors and proactively identify gaps.



Why Join Us:

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront.

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The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.