List of critical care internships..

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Hi all,

I am going to be graduating in Dec 08. I keep seeing advertisements for these new grad critical care internships but then check the hospital system site and it gives limited info. Does anybody know of a list of all the hospitals that have these programs so I could contact recruiters. Could anyone recommend some for me to check out. Im considering moving anywhere so all options will be considered.

Thanks

I know that Tampa General Hospital has a critical care internship program. You spend one month (maybe 6 wks... not quite sure) in a classroom setting. Then you are assigned to a ICU for 6 months. You can orient for the enitre 6 months if you need it or get off earlier if you are ready. Then you are rotated every 10 wks to different units. I've heard of a lot of nurses just leaving the program if they get offered a job in a unit that they were in. The ICUs that it goes through include Surg/ Trauma ICU, Cardio-Thoracic Surgergy, MICU, Nero, Cardiac, and vascular.

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Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

WOW!!! I feel sooooo cheated, my internship was like 3 mth and then I was bymyself. I ask tons and tons of questions. I wished I had did parkland's internship in dallas.

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I don't know if you're still looking but many hospitals in Cali offer ICU internships; many specifically new grad. UCSF and Stanford hospitals both do (I've looked into them myself). Someone else posted that Northwestern Mem. Hospital has one but I've been working there for almost 2 yrs and have not seen this. While they will accept new grads there is no structured internship program (only for the OR so far). Good luck.

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Specializes in Emergency nursing, critical care nursing..

Come to University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital. In the SICU!

We have an extended orientation for new grads and extend it if they struggle. Which is expected because they are NEW!

Free access to the AACN ICU training computer network.

Come, get trained then you can work for me one night when I need a switch! :D

We are short staffed and have a great crew.

We won't eat you.

LOL

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Johns Hopkins has a new grad ICU program. I've been looking into it and it seems pretty intense. :) It's called the SPRING program so you might want to look it up on their website.

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I live in the DC area in MD. Most of the hospitals here do accept new grads. Though I have heard Georgetown is not a very nice place to work from school friends who worked as patient techs there. I just got a job as a new grad in the ICU.

University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore hires lots of new grads for their ICU's.

janis9799 where did you apply for an ICU internship. I will be graduating this May 2010 and am very interested in working in the ICU. Did you have previous experience or any other resuem boosters that may have helped if you dont mind my asking? What was the interview like, etc? thaks so much

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I know it has been several years since you have posted about the critical care internship at Riverside but, do have any additional information about this program? Is it only open to new grads? Is it only open to those who work at ohio health? What if you would be willing to commit to work for Ohio Health once you finished the intership? Any information on this program would be appreciated.

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