Job Description
Job Description:
The Nurse Residency Program offers a structured and supportive environment for new nurses to develop their skills and transition smoothly into their professional careers. The program coincides with the unit you are hired into.Education Qualifications:
Overview:
Target audience: Newly licensed nurses or soon to be RNs with less than 1 year of experience.
Goal: To support new graduate nurses in their transition from novice nurse to competent nurse through professional development
Length: 1 year program
Shifts: 0.7-0.8 FTE working Day/Night (some 12-hour shifts or D/E availability)
Eligibility:
Current nursing student OR
Recent graduate of an accredited nursing program OR
Starting first RN position with Essentia Health within one year of graduation.
Required Qualifications:
Nursing license in state of employment.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within one month
Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
Highlights:
Up to $10,000 (ADN)/$15,000 (BSN) Sign on Bonus
NCLEX Prep Course
1:1 Coaching Guidance through first year
Nurse Residency Class
Brand new hospital overlooking Lake Superior
Be part of an organization that is on the pathway to the Magnet Recognition Program
Level 1 Adult and Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center
Tuition Reimbursement for advancing education
Shift Differential for Evenings and Overnights
Program Outcomes:
Transition from novice to competent nurse.
Develop effective clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
Demonstrate clinical leadership at the point of care.
Feel a strengthened commitment to nursing practice.
Incorporate research and evidence-based practices into care.
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