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    Internships & Externships

    Internships and Externships are available to non-nursing students, including Rad Tech, Respiratory Therapy, Social Work, Medical Assisting, etc.

    Deaconess has a strong commitment to student education and teaching.  Our goal is to provide students with opportunities to acquire and utilize skills which will be helpful in their next phase of their careers.  Students enrolled in college programs are encouraged to apply for an internship or externship by working with their colleges for placement in their program elective.


    Student Internship Requirements

    Students requesting a rotation at Deaconess must complete all requirements as outlined below. 

    • An Affiliation Agreement must be signed between Deaconess and the College you are attending.
    • Student must be enrolled in a technical or college level program performing supervised patient care or operational activities in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a degree or credentialing program. Examples: Students from respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, medical assisting, EMT, etc.
    • Students must provide the following immunization records:
      1. MMR documentation (2 doses or immune titers for Rubella/Rubeola (measles/Mumps)
      2. Varicella (chicken pox) documentation (2 doses of vaccine or immune titer)
      3. T-spot TB test given in the last 12 months.  Two TB skin tests given in the last 12 months are required for Surgery or Emergency Department.  One QuantiFERON TB Gold blood test is acceptable to meet this requirement.
      4. Influenza (flu) documentation for current season (October 1-March 31)
      5. Hepatitis B series vaccination or a signed declination
      6. Tdap required if interning/externing at Deaconess Women's Hospital


    Student Application Process

    Complete the Student Application form at the bottom of the page. This form can be saved and resumed at a later date using a unique form URL. If you save your form to resume it later, you must keep this form URL and will have 30 days to complete the form. Within the form you must submit the following four sections:

    1. General Application
      • Immunization Record Upload: This section will include a place for you to upload the necessary vaccine information outlined above. The upload field accepts up to 7 files with a maximum file size of 10 MB. We recommend uploading a ZIP file of all required immunization documents if possible. 
      • If you are a Deaconess Employee, you must provide your Employee ID number and submit authorization from your supervisor approving your internship/externship.
    2. Non-Employee Statement of Confidentiality
    3. Statement of Responsibility
    4. HIPAA Quiz

    Please note: 

    • All required paperwork and form elements should be completed along with documentation of immunizations and returned to HR no later than 2 weeks prior to start date. If incomplete, they will not be accepted and you you will not be able to intern or extern.
    • Advisor of college program should work with their program contact person at Deaconess for details of student requirements, dates, etc.
    • After supporting documents, and rotation availability have been reviewed, you will be contacted with an approval or denial via email or through your school advisor.

    If you have questions, please contact observations@deaconess.com for assistance. 


    Student Application Form

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