Nurse Extern

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation.

That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence,teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other.

Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

• Grow:
  Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.
• Thrive:
  Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.
• Be Well:
  Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.
• Be Heard:
  Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings.

Munson Medical Center is pleased to announce our
2026
Summer Nurse Externship in Traverse City
for nursing students looking to enhance their academic knowledge and further develop their clinical skills through a hands-on experience with a nurse preceptor.

The Nurse Extern will be paired up with a Nurse Preceptor for this
10-week program
beginning
June 2026
, working (3) 12-hour shifts per week. Working day or night shift on Med/Surg and Telemetry units
. We are happy to be able to provide
student housing
during the externship period.

What’s Required

To be considered for this program you must be enrolled and attending an accredited school of nursing who has completed his/her junior year of a bachelor’s degree in nursing curriculum (BSN) with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Areyou Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.