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STUDENT CONNECT NURSE PROGRAM

Blessing Hospital

QUINCY, ILInternship$17.25/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$17.25/hr
Location
QUINCY, IL
Role Type
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

CPR/BLS Certification, required

Job overview

The Nurse Connect Program is a paid externship for nursing students to gain hands-on experience under the mentorship of an acute care RN. Participants develop clinical and critical-thinking skills, receive exposure to different areas of the health system, and provide direct patient care under RN supervision. Departments include medical-surgical oncology, neuro, ODU, surgical recovery, and women and children.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Patient Care, nice to haveNursing Process, nice to havePatient Assessment, nice to haveCare Planning, nice to haveData Interpretation, nice to haveClinical Interventions, nice to havePatient Education, nice to have

Qualifications

Completed First Semester of Junior Year or Equivalent, requiredCPR/BLS Certification, required

Full job description

STARTING RATE: $17.25 + $2.00 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IF APPLICABLE

Did you know that you can take what you are learning in school and utilize those skills to do hands-on real life work?

The Nurse Connect Program is designed for nursing students to learn beyond the classroom in a paid externship arrangement. This program will provide the opportunity to advance your knowledge, develop your clinical skills, sharpen your critical thinking skills and reinforce your future success in the nursing field. Blessing Health System is committed to providing our nursing students with an excellent learning opportunity and immersive experience under the mentorship of a professional acute care RN. This program is another opportunity to provide students with exposure to different areas of the Health System to find the right fit after graduation.

Job Requirements:

  • Qualified candidate has completed the first semester of Junior year or equivalent of a accredited nursing program.

  • Valid CPR/BLS Certification throughout program participation dates

  • Email your skills check off list to [email protected]

Job Summary and Responsibilities:

Provides direct patient care under the direction and supervision of an RN preceptor. Assists preceptor with developing, implementing and evaluating plan of care.

  • Utilizes nursing process to plan, direct and provide safe nursing care working under the supervision of assigned preceptor mentor RN

  • Develops a collaborative plan of care based on patient assessment.

  • Interprets data and implements appropriate interventions.

  • Follows specific standards of care and policies relative to area assigned. Identifies patient and family education needs and works with mentor to coordinate appropriate educational resources.

  • Participates in educational activities related to Nurse Connect Program including unit specific educational information

Departments:

  • Med Surg Oncology

  • Med Surg Neuro

  • Med Surg/ODU

  • Med Surg/Surgical Recovery

  • Women and Children

EEO Statement: Blessing Health System provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Blessing Health System complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.Blessing Health System expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Blessing Health System's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

How this job compares

Set against the 28,914 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$17.25/hr
  • Illinois median$34–48/hr559 hourly ranges
  • US median$34–45/hr12,866 hourly ranges

This rate, $17.25/hr, is 59% below the Illinois median midpoint ($43/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Nurse hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 728 open Nurse jobs in Illinois and 28,914 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (12,048 postings).
Education
3,109 of the 28,914 open Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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