Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors. 

What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients’ shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we’re all in. 

Description:

Through academic partnerships with South Florida institutions of higher learning, The Baptist Health Nurse Scholars Program offers funding, faculty, classroom space and clinical sites for select nursing student programs. Students may apply for monetary incentives (scholarships) towards their tuition in return for work commitments at Baptist Health.

Students accepted into the Scholars Program will participate in clinical experiences within Baptist Health facilities as both students and as Scholar Nurse Partners. Scholar Nurse Partners is a per-diem employment opportunity for students to shadow an experienced nurse on a preassigned unit.

Nurse Scholars are provided a financial incentive (scholarship) towards school tuition. This amount is paid directly to the school, and students are responsible for the balance of their tuition and fees. At the completion of their training program, eligible students are offered employment opportunities at Baptist Health and a work commitment agreement.

Eligible Programs

• Associate of Science in Nursing from The College of the Florida Keys
• Associate of Science in Nursing from Miami-Dade College*+
• RN to BSN from Miami-Dade College***
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University*
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida International University
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University

Accelerated programs are offered at the following locations:

• Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University*
• Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida International University
• Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern University

*Students accepted from these programs participate in didactic (classroom) education at Baptist Health facilities.
+Applicants for the MDC ASN program are awarded scholarship for the ASN and the RN-BSN (which will be completed after the residency program). Therefore, all applicants must meet the MDC pre-requisite requirements for the RN-BSN to be considered for the ASN Scholar Program.
***MDC RN-BSN program is for employees only

Qualifications:

To apply for the Baptist Health Nurse Scholars Program, please complete all fields below and upload all required documents. Prior to beginning your application, please review the program pre-requisites. Only complete applications received April 1st through June 30th (Fall semester) or October 1st through November 10th (Spring semester) will be reviewed.

Eligibility Prerequisites

• Florida resident eligible for in-state tuition
• Acceptance letter from a Nursing program of a Baptist Health partner school
• Eligible to work in the United States and eligible to work at Baptist Health. Note, current Baptist Health employees not in good standing, or former Baptist Health employees who are ineligible for rehire are ineligible to participate in the Nurse Scholars Program.
• Competitive GPA
• Active RN license (for RN-to-BSN program only)

Application Requirements

Once you have completed all of the prerequisites, you may download an application for the Baptist Health Nurse Scholars Program. A complete application includes the following:

• Completed and signed application forms.
• A letter of full acceptance from your nursing program.
• Most recent, official transcripts. Must be unopened.
• Professional resume

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