Mercy Nurse Externship Program - Summer 2025

Mercy St Louis Region Summer 2025 Nurse Extern Program

Are you interested in gaining more clinical experience during your school break while earning extra money? If the answer is yes, Mercy's extern program may be just what you are looking for. Our Externs will have the opportunity to gain additional preceptor clinical experiences at one of the following hospitals and be paid at an hourly rate while doing so:

• Mercy Hospital South (10010 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO 63128)
• Mercy Hospital Jefferson (1400 US Highway 61, Festus, MO 63028)
• Mercy Hospital Southeast (1701 Lacey St, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701)
• Mercy St. Louis (615 S New Ballas Road, Saint Louis, MO 63141)
• Mercy Washington (901 East 5th Street, Washington, MO 63090)

Participating in a Mercy Externship this summer will help you...

• Better understand the nurse role in an acute care facility
• Build more confidence in providing direct and indirect patient care
• Engage in additional clinical preceptor time to increase approved nursing skills under the direction of your preceptor:

• IV therapy
• Foley care
• NG tube care and tube feeding
• ostomy care
• POC, phlebotomy and specimen collection
• simple dressing changes
• Participate in head-to-toe assessment
• Trach care

Limited opportunities, so please apply as soon as possible.

• Requirements for application- completed 2 semesters of nursing school by start of externship

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care - that's just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

Mercy has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.