STUDENT NURSE II EXTERN PROGRAM
Thank you for your interest in UCSD Medical Center’s Student Nurse Extern program. We look forward to
meeting you and hope you will enjoy the many opportunities available to you by studying in the area’s only
academic medical center. UCSD offers student nurse externships in fall, spring and summer semesters at Hillcrest,
La Jolla and the Moores Cancer Center locations. Extern positions may change from semester to semester as the
unit’s needs change.
The Student Nurse II Extern Program is designed to increase the clinical confidence and competence of nursing
students. Studying under the direct supervision of a registered nurse clinical coach, the extern can observe and
participate in a variety of clinical experiences. Students may be selected for assignments in a number of clinical
and specialty areas.
Extern positions are usually available in the following units:
 Birth Center
 Emergency Department
 Family and Maternal Child Care
 ICU (must have prior ICU coursework and experience)
 Infant Special Care (NICU)
 Labor & Delivery
 Medical/Surgical
 Oncology
 PCU (Progressive Care Units)
 Quality (various units offer this opportunity) - A hybrid opportunity for students with strong communication skills, selfmotivation, and a strong alliance with ensuring patient experience. Extern will partner with nurse leaders to engage in special projects on units
across UCSD. It can combine focus on change projects, quality assurance, leadership, and patient satisfaction.
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Other (used for students who have a strong area of interest in a unit not listed)
Program Requirements:
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Enrollment in a nursing program that has an active clinical affiliation at UCSD through the Allied Health
Professions Education Committee (AHPEC).
Enrollment in an externship course through their school’s nursing program.
Completed their 4th semester in a BSN program or their 3rd semester in an ADN program
Provide evidence of valid American Heart Association CPR certification, health insurance and professional
liability insurance, and vaccination records (flu and Tdap) and other required documentation.
Program Highlights:
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Semester-length program
120 hours
RN preceptors
Clinical experiences available in various areas of interest
Ongoing externships may be possible (pending manager approval)
Semester deadlines for submission of an application:
Fall: July 1
Spring: Nov 1 Summer: April 1
Email the Nursing School Liaison at jlfernandez@ucsd.edu if you have additional questions.
Note: Externships are unpaid volunteer positions.
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STUDENT NURSE EXTERNSHIP APPLICATION
 Fully complete application (Incomplete applications will not be considered/forwarded to managers)
 Please do not reformat application (keep as 1 page document)
 All applications and attachments must be scanned, formatted to correct size for printing, and emailed to
jlfernandez@ucsd.edu as 1 attachement for printing (needs to be a continuous printing feed, please do not attach
documents for individual per page printing).
Last Name:
DOB:
First Name:
Address:
Externship Course:
Course begin date:
School: ____________________________
Expected date of graduation:
Last semester completed?
Contact Information – (Please provide email and contact #)
SS#:
Course end date:
Faculty for externship course:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Are you currently a UCSD employee?
If yes, provide:
Yes
Telephone:
Job title:
Email:
Work location(s):
Have you previously participated in a UCSD
Nursing unit requested: (in order of preference)
1st)
2nd)
Is this your first time as an extern at UCSD?
3rd)
Please check externship type below:
Patient Care Externship: Traditional direct patient care
Quality Externship: A hybrid opportunity for students with
strong communication skills, self-motivation, and a strong alliance
with ensuring patient experience. Extern will partner with nurse
leaders to engage in special projects on units across UCSD. It can
combine focus on change projects, quality assurance, leadership,
and patient satisfaction (not necessarily direct patient care).
Preferred work days Circle:
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Desired location(s):
consider either
Will Consider Either Patient Care or Quality Externship
All applicants must include copies of the following, submitted by email to jlfernandez@ucsd.edu
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 Signed Exter
 Reference Letter(s) (optional/but recommended):
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