Student Nurse Assistant (SNA) Spring Cohort 2026

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Job Description

We are excited to offer our Spring 2026 Student Nurse Assistants (SNA) opportunity!

This program delivers a hands-on learning approach to facilitate and support the professional development of current Nursing Students. Once admitted, the SNA will provide patient care under the direct supervision of an experienced and licensed RN.

The Student Nurse Assistant (S.N.A.) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse to provide care for patients/families with acute and chronic diseases, disorders found in the pediatric and adolescent into the young adult populations. Actively supports the Hospital’s and the department’s quality goals and service excellence principles.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in an accredited nursing program and/or graduate of an accredited nursing program within the past six months.

• Completion of Nursing fundamentals course and first clinical rotation required.

• Must currently be in and maintain good academic standing in program.

• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

• Must be able to safely immobilize children, if necessary, and be able to move equipment and patients; respond quickly to patient care situations; effectively communicate with patients/families, physicians, and patient care staff, and meet professional image and communication standards.

Start Dates:

May 4, 2026

June 1, 2026

June 8, 2026

Positions are PRN. Start date and shift requirements will be communicated at time of offer.

Timeline

Applications Accepted: January 5-12, 2026. The posting will close at 9am on January 12th. We encourage you to apply early. Some units may close early if a high volume of candidates is received. Applications will not be accepted outside of this time frame.

Interviews: January 19-Feb 13, 2026 . You will be contacted via email and/or phone if selected for an interview. We are not able to accommodate onsite tours/visit outside of a scheduled interview.

Offers: Will be extended the week of February 16th until filled. You will receive a final notification if not selected for a position.

*You will receive a follow up email within 3 business days of applying. Please follow the directions carefully as there are multiple steps to the application process and you will not be considered until all are complete *

Supplemental items are due no later than Wed January 14th at 5pm for consideration, no exceptions.

Please review the below unit descriptions prior to applying. Not all units are hiring for the current cohort. After your application is reviewed, you will receive a list of units currently considering SNA's and asked to rank them by interest.

Emergency Department

Our 45-bed Emergency Department (ED) is a designated City of Chicago and State of Illinois Level I trauma center which treats some 58,000 children annually. The ED consists of four 10-bed Pods, which includes four trauma beds and one procedure room. Nurses in this unit care for children with a wide range of diagnoses, ranging from multiple illnesses to the most severe multiple traumas. They are certified on Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Adult Cardiac Life Support, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course and Trauma Nursing Care Course. The professional nurses work collegially with physicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and social workers to triage and provide care. 

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

The division’s 64 bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is designated by the state of Illinois as a Level III NICU and provides the highest level of care to the most critically ill newborns in the region. The division cares for more than 2,000 infants each year. As one of the top programs in the State and region, we received transfers from 45