College Students

MultiCare is proud to help train the next generation of healthcare professionals. Each year, over 1,500 college students spend time with us gaining experience in a clinical environment. We also have one of the largest and most successful RN Residency programs on the West Coast and a long-standing Pharmacy Residency. Other departments hire students and new graduates for internships or temporary assignments as needed.

To view current Residency and Internship opportunities, please visit our Job Search page. You may also be interested in one of the student programs listed below.

These educational experiences are coordinated by the MultiCare Student Placement Department. Affiliation Agreements are required for placement consideration with the student’s associated school. Once a student is offered a placement opportunity at MultiCare, they will be required to complete Onboarding requirements via an online student portal, pass a background check and obtain current immunizations. This is to ensure a safe environment for you, our employees and our patients.

For more information, please contact:

• [email protected] for the Puget Sound Region
• [email protected] for the Spokane area
• [email protected] for the Yakima area.

The COPE Health Scholars program provides an immersive experiential education to aspiring health professionals. Students and recent graduates of 2- and 4-year colleges are eligible. Those selected become valuable members of the patient-care team alongside nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in clinical and administrative settings. They receive training to assist in basic patient-care tasks such as bathing, changing and feeding patients as they rotate among the different departments within the hospital(s). This program is currently available in Tacoma, Puyallup and Spokane, Washington.

***Job Shadows are on hold until further notice. We will honor all the requests that were submitted to us before 5/9/2023***

To be placed on the job shadow waitlist, due to current staffing issues, contact [email protected].

Becoming a volunteer is a great way to gain valuable experience while helping your community. High school and college students are eligible to volunteer in a variety of areas. We do require volunteers to be at least 16 years old and to commit to at least 100 hours of service.

For more information, contact [email protected], call 253-403-1005.