Summer nurse internship

Allina offers a paid, ten-week, summer nurse internship where interns will work alongside a preceptor to provide compassionate patient centered care. It is an excellent opportunity to gain 300+ hours of hands-on experience, increase your confidence, enhance your skills and have preference for employment upon graduation. The internship is for students currently enrolled in an accredited baccalaureate RN nursing program completed the summer prior to graduation. 

There may be availabilities in home care, clinics, urgent care and a wide variety of inpatient units within the 12 hospital campuses (below) of the Allina Health system that hire summer interns, such as: cardiac telemetry, float pool, inpatient physical rehabilitation, medical surgical, mental health, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, progressive care, short stay observation, and spine. The intensive care unit, emergency department, surgical services and OB areas may also hire interns but on a more limited basis. Allina does not have neonatal, pediatric, special care nursery, burn, plastics, or trauma units. Interns will be hired for a specific location and patient care area (for example: Med/Surg at Abbott Northwestern) for the duration of the summer. Your preferences will be discussed during the interview and placement determined at the time of a job offer.

12 Hospital Campuses of the Allina Health System

• Buffalo, MN
• Cambridge, MN
• Coon Rapids, MN (Mercy)
• Faribault, MN
• Fridley, MN (Mercy - Unity Campus)
• Hastings, MN
• Minneapolis, MN (Abbott Northwestern)
• New Ulm, MN
• Owatonna, MN
• River Falls, WI
• Shakopee, MN (St. Francis)
• St. Paul, MN (United)

The summer internship is ten weeks in length, and is a 0.8 FTE for a summer total of 320 hours. The interns’ work schedule will match that of their assigned preceptor(s), including weekends if their preceptor(s) work weekends. Interns will work no more than 40 hours in one week, and no more than 64 hours in a 2-week pay period. Interns may work any of the following: day shifts (7:00 AM-3:30 PM), evening shifts (3:00 PM-11:30 PM), night shifts (11:00 PM-7:30 AM), rotating day/evening shifts, rotating day/night shifts, rotating evening/night shifts, rotating day/evening/night shifts, 8 hour shifts or 12 hour shifts. Interns will not be scheduled to work on July 4. Interns are expected to participate in the full ten week program. Please ensure you do not plan vacations or have other employment/schooling that may interfere with your internship schedule. Your preceptor(s) will reach out to you in the month of May regarding work schedule.

Timeline: Our yearly application is typically open November and closes in December. 

We have one streamlined application for nursing interns: Summer 2026 Nurse Internship (#R-0067086).

 On the application, you will indicate your preferences for location and patient care area, which will also be discussed in greater detail later in the process.  By applying, you will be considered for all nurse internship opportunities within the Allina system.  It is recommended that you list month and year of graduation, work experience, internships and volunteer experiences on resume. 

Summer 2026 Nurse Internship

After submitting an application, each application is reviewed in further detail. Those moving forward will be contacted directly by our Talent Acquisition Team and scheduled for an interview to discuss your application and interests in more detail. Feedback is collected and those advancing will receive a verbal job offer from a nurse recruiter at Allina with details of the internship. Verbal job offers typically begin early February.

Yes- in order to function as a student nurse, being actively enrolled and participating in a nursing internship course through a Minnesota university is required of all interns. This requirement is applicable for those attending nursing programs in MN and outside of MN.