Students and New Grads

University Health System welcomes you to consider employment at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. UT Medical Center is an academic teaching facility, serving as an educational back drop for medical professionals at all levels. It also serves as the region’s Level One Trauma Center, providing the highest level of care required to meet the needs of the severely injured and sick, as well as serving as the regional referral center for high risk obstetrics and neonates, offering a high level of service to its patient population.

Nursing at UT Medical Center is an exciting adventure in professional growth and development. If you are someone who likes to learn, appreciates an active pace and desire to be at the center of teaching and utilization of the latest information and research, this organization may be the one for you.

Intern Program

The Intern Program is designed to help welcome and familiarize the new RN graduate to Nursing at UT Medical Center. New graduates typically are hired into the medical surgical areas that represent the various service lines of the hospital. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the other Center for Women & Children’s Health areas have additional programs for new graduates. The program begins with general hospital orientation, followed by two weeks of class time and clinical preparation information.  All new graduates are assessed using the Basic Knowledge Assessment Exam that determines their needs for clinical orientation and determines their individualized competency based plan. In most units, orientation typically takes 12 weeks to successfully complete the program.

To apply, watch for and apply for the Nurse Intern Program.  Individual unit preferences will be determined upon further screening and interview.

The Operating Room offers an eight-month residency and clinical rotation. NOTE: This program requires a two-year commitment. Applicants need to apply early in the year to the Perioperative Nurse Intern Program.

Critical Care Internships: If selected for a position in either of our critical care units, the ECCO program will be used for orientation.  This program requires a two-year commitment.

Requirements
Interns must have successfully completed their Nursing program and be scheduled to sit for the NCLEX within two weeks of employment. Please provide at least two professional references.  Ask the references click here, and complete the New Graduate Reference form in the Reference section of the site.  Applications will be reviewed once those references are available.

The Operating Room offers an eight-month residency and clinical rotation.

NOTE: This program requires a two-year commitment. Applicants need to apply early in the year.