Professional Student Nurse Extern Programs
MD Anderson Cancer Center offers two Professional Student Nurse Extern (PSNE) programs, one for the summer and one year-round. The programs are designed to provide nursing students an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of oncology patient care at a comprehensive cancer center.
PSNE program participants can advance their clinical and critical thinking skills at a Magnet facility and work alongside a Registered Nurse as part of the multidisciplinary team.
PSNE Year-Round Program
The PSNE year-round program application process will open January 5, 2021, and will close on January 15, 2021 at 5 p.m. CST.
To qualify for the year-round PSNE program, students must:
- Be currently enrolled full time in an accredited BSN school of professional nursing
- Have completed at least one nursing clinical rotation by beginning of program
- Verify academic standing by submission of unofficial school transcript
- Have a desire to work with the oncology patient population
- Be able to work a minimum of 24 hours every month (students may work a maximum of 64 hours every month)
- Be able to attend all days of mandatory institutional and nursing PSNE orientation. No exceptions will be made for this requirement. Mandatory orientation will be held March 15-19, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Frequently asked questions about the year-round PSNE program.
Clinical experience
The program length is two to four semesters. Selected applicants will complete an orientation overseen by Nursing Workforce Planning and Development and the Nursing Education team. Each student will be assigned to work under the direct supervision of registered nurse preceptors in one of our many clinical inpatient specialty areas.
Compensation
This is a temporary position. Students are paid a competitive hourly salary and work a minimum of 24 hours every month (students may work a maximum of 64 hours every month). This position is not eligible for benefits.
Application
Step One
- Apply via the MD Anderson careers website. Find the PSNE position by using the "Search Now" link and performing a keyword search for "PSNE" or "Professional Student Nurse Extern." Please follow the instructions in the posting regarding additional documents required as part of the application process.
- The following documents are required for your application to be considered. Please be prepared to upload the following as part of the online application process:
° Unofficial transcript - include prerequisite transcript if in first year of your nursing program
° Current resume / CV including clinical experiences to date
Step Two
- The Professional Student Nurse Extern Faculty/Instructor Recommendation Form must be submitted separately by the faculty/instructor via email to PSNE@mdanderson.org no later than January 18, 2021 by 5 p.m. CST.
Faculty/Instructor Recommendation FormThống kê lô gan (pdf)
Contact information
Nursing Workforce Planning and Development
Email: PSNE@mdanderson.org
PSNE Summer Program
Thống kê lô ganThe PSNE summer program application process is on hold. Updates will be posted here as soon as final decisions have been made regarding summer students.
Thống kê lô ganTo qualify for the PSNE summer program, students must:
- Be currently enrolled full time in an accredited BSN school of professional nursing
- Have completed at least one clinical nursing rotation by the beginning of the summer program
- Verify academic standing by submission of unofficial school transcript
- Have a desire to work with the oncology patient population
- Be able to work 36 to 40 hours per week for the duration of the 10-week program, including some weekends
- Be able to attend institutional and nursing program orientation (orientation is scheduled for one week starting late May.)
- Students are ineligible for PSNE summer program if enrolled full time in academic nursing classes during summer semester.
The program will begin the Tuesday after Memorial Day and end the first Friday in August, and it is limited to first-time participants only.
Frequently asked questions about the summer PSNE program.
Clinical experience
The program length is 10 weeks. Selected applicants will complete an orientation overseen by Nursing Workforce Planning and Development. Each student will be assigned to work under the direct supervision of registered nurse preceptors in one of our many clinical inpatient specialty areas.
Compensation
This is a temporary position. Students are paid an hourly salary and must be able to work 36 to 40Thống kê lô gan hour work week. This position is not eligible for benefits.
Housing
The responsibility for housing rests solely with each student. The Texas Medical Center has provided .
Application
Step One
- Apply via the . Find the PSNE position by using the "Search Now" link and performing a keyword search for "PSNE" or "Professional Student Nurse Extern." Please follow the instructions in the posting regarding additional documents required as part of the application process. The following documents are required for your application to be considered. Please be prepared to upload the following as part of the online application process:
- Unofficial transcript - include prerequisite transcript if in first year of your nursing program
- Current resume / CV, including clinical experiences to date
Step Two
- The Professional Student Nurse Extern Faculty/Instructor Recommendation Form must be submitted separately by the faculty/instructor via email to PSNE@mdanderson.org no later than TBD. (The link to the form is below.)
Faculty/Instructor Recommendation Form (pdf) (This link will only be accessible during the application process.)
Contact information
Nursing Workforce Planning and Development
Email: PSNE@mdanderson.org