How to hire a student/clinical rotation

How to hire a student/clinical rotation, step by step

Here's a step-by-step student/clinical rotation hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a student/clinical rotation job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new student/clinical rotation
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The student/clinical rotation hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect student/clinical rotation also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of student/clinical rotations.

   Type of Student/Clinical Rotation	Description	Hourly rate
   Student/Clinical Rotation	Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.	$16-105
   Registered Nurse Med/Surg	The job of registered medical-surgical nurses is to care for patients with either surgical or non-surgical conditions. They are responsible for aiding patients to cope with their illness, prevent diseases, and promote good health... Show more	$23-69
   Home Care Nurse	A home care nurse is responsible for providing quality health care for patients, usually in a private home setting. Home care nurses monitor patients' conditions and their medication and other treatments as prescribed by the attending physician or other health care professionals... Show more	$16-40

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Vital Signs
   • Medication Administration
   • IV
   • Direct Patient Care
   • Clinical Rotations
   • ICU
   • Surgery
   • Catheter
   • Medical-Surgical Floors
   • Clinical Documentation
   • Emergency Room
   • Patient Education
   • Internal Medicine

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   Responsibilities:

   • Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
   • Perform physical assessments; 12 lead EKG; analyze cardiac strips; blood glucose monitoring via AccuCheck.
   • Assist with patient control analgesia pump, collaborate with nurse and rapid response team to have patients transfer to ICU.
   • Experience include various floors with multiple teams including cardiopulmonary, oncology, trauma, ICU, orthopedics, and pediatrics.
   • Provide catheter care and a variety of injections for patients with autoimmune metabolic illnesses and urinary dysfunction.
   • Travele to multiple ICU/ CCU.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your student/clinical rotation job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A student/clinical rotation salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, student/clinical rotations' average salary in north dakota is 68% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level student/clinical rotations earn 84% less than senior-level student/clinical rotations.
   • Certifications. A student/clinical rotation with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a student/clinical rotation's salary.

   Average student/clinical rotation salary

   $88,697yearly

   $42.64 hourly rate

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   Entry-level student/clinical rotation salary

   $35,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

4. Writing a student/clinical rotation job description

   A job description for a student/clinical rotation role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a student/clinical rotation job description:

   Student/clinical rotation job description example

   Participates in training program while working in job capacity. Supports the overall positive patient care experience by providing assistance to nursing staff and physicians. Provides patient care responsibilities under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
   PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
   
   * Contributes to the overall quality and safe care for patients by answering call lights, taking vital signs and monitoring behavior and physical condition for progress or deterioration.
   * Creates a positive patient experience by assisting patients with their activities of daily living including assisting with baths, ambulating, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene and making occupied and unoccupied beds.
   * Contributes to quality care and safety by assisting and performing procedures such as toileting, turning, cough and deep breathing, catheter care, collection of biological specimens, measuring and recording intake and output of fluids.
   * Contributes to exceptional patient satisfaction by establishing a compassionate environment by timely responses to patients' needs, open communication and providing emotional and psychological support.
   * Contributes to safety and quality care by relaying information via charting and communicating to team members.
   * Attends classes and clinical rotations as determined by program.
   * Communicates clearly with instructors, associates and patients.
   * Complies with privacy and confidentiality policies related to utilization of the medical record.
   * Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
   * Performs other duties as assigned.
   
   EDUCATION
   
   * No education required
   
   EXPERIENCE
   
   * No experience required
   
   PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
   
   * Constant standing and walking.
   * Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
   * Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
   * Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
   * Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
   * Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
   * Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
   * Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
   * Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
   * Occasional lifting/moving patients.
   * Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
   * Occasional driving.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right student/clinical rotation for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your student/clinical rotation job on Zippia to find and attract quality student/clinical rotation candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit student/clinical rotations, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new student/clinical rotation

   Once you've decided on a perfect student/clinical rotation candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new student/clinical rotation. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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