Graduate Nurse, Registered Nurse – Critical Care Internship/Fellowship

St. Luke's University Health Network

Critical care RN internship caring for critically ill patients across St. Luke’s University Health Network.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeEaston • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates proficiency in providing nursing care to critically ill patients, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care. Maintains professional nursing standards and complies with confidentiality and service excellence in patient interactions.

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Nursing Care for Critically Ill PatientsAssessment and EvaluationCurrent BLS CertificationRegistered Nurse License in Pennsylvania or New JerseyAge-Appropriate Competency

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Hard Skills

Patient AssessmentCare PlanningPatient DocumentationCritical Care NursingClinical ObservationsSimulation TrainingPreceptorship

Soft Skills

Team CoordinationCommunicationService Excellence

Certifications & Qualifications

BLS Certification

Industry Keywords

Nursing ProcessCritical Care UnitPatient ConfidentialityProfessional Nursing PracticePhysical and Sensory Requirements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Spring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide nursing care to critically ill patients through the nursing process
Assess, plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate, and document the effects of patient care
Coordinate team efforts to provide nursing care for critically ill patients across their lifespan
Work cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel
Maintain standards for professional nursing practice
Maintain confidentiality of materials handled within the Network/entity and properly release information
Demonstrate the Network’s Service Excellence Standards in interactions with internal and external customers
Comply with Network and departmental attendance and dress-code policies
Demonstrate age-appropriate competency in assessment, treatment range, growth and development knowledge, and communication
Complete progressive seminars, workshops, supervised training, simulation, clinical observations, and preceptorship
Upon successful completion, practice in a St. Luke’s Critical Care Unit caring for patients across their lifespans

Requirements

What you’ll need

Nursing student with prospective Spring/Summer/Winter graduation dates who will be eligible to sit for NCLEX and obtain licensure before the internship starts
Minimum 3.2 overall GPA at time of application, or confirmed Senior Practicum in an ICU at time of application
Experienced RN who has not worked in the Critical Care setting
Current BLS certification
Registered Nurse with current license to practice in Pennsylvania or New Jersey for the Warren Campus
Ability to meet the stated physical and sensory requirements, including lifting, transporting patients, standing, walking, bending, reaching, and visual/hearing abilities
Submit application using full legal name and current home address
Include employment history for the past seven years, including present employer

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time competency-based internship/fellowship tailored to each individual adult learner
Dedicated Education Team
Support transitioning from novice to advanced beginner
Seminars, workshops, supervised hands-on training, simulation, and clinical observations
Clinical preceptorship
Leadership, team building, and conflict management development
AACN ECG Modules
AACN Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)