Both Emily and Elizabeth said they have gained valuable experience through the program. The company says hiring externs has helped it create its own pipeline of nurses. Of the one hundred nurse externs who completed the summer program in 2021, 62% eventually received permanent nursing positions within Northwell. And most of the grads go on to work in Northwell hospitals. Many hospitals participating in the program keep in touch with students long after they graduate. The externship is an eight-week long summer program for juniors seeking a bachelor’s degree in nursing. “And then when we heard that Huntington offered the extern program, we thought that it would be a great way to see nursing firsthand at the bedside.” “I am interested in the medical aspects of nursing,” Elizabeth said. So even as teenagers, we were exposed to healthcare and what our mom did,” said Emily, who is currently working the night shift at the ICU in Northwell’s Huntington facility.Įlizabeth added that their mother inspired them to be nurses at a young age. When we were in high school, actually, both of us did a junior volunteer program in Huntington Hospital. “My sister and I always wanted to be a nurse like mom. Both of her twin daughters Emily and Elizabeth, 26, are now working in hospitals across the state after completing the 2021 nursing externship. The program has been particularly impactful for Maureen Kenney, MSN. The health system says it’s also a great way to recruit and retain nurses when many hospitals are running low on staff. But unlike an internship, they are being compensated for their time. The program, which has been around for thirty years, allows junior-level students to work alongside experienced nurses in various departments. Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider and private employer, is using students to ease the ongoing worker shortage at all but three of its hospitals.
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