Northwestern Medicine Northwest Suburbs Nursing Residency Program

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Children's Hospital of Orange County -Two cohorts/year: Fall & spring-Next app period: Nov. 1st - 5th, 2019-Next cohort start: Feb 10, 2020-17 week program-Allowed to apply to ONE unit only. The Nurse Residency Program is designed to offer support to new nurses during transition from the student role to the licensed Registered Nurse role. The Nurse Residency Program is one year in duration and starts with classroom instruction lasting two to three weeks.

Northwestern Medicine’s Northwest Suburbs Nursing Residency Program provides the highest level of support for new graduate nurses throughout their first year as Northwestern Medicine Associates.

Residency Participants

Residents include all new graduate registered nurses with less than one year of acute care experience and less than two years of long-term care experience.

Structure

• The program is one year in length.
• The residency includes hospital orientation and specialty training courses.
• Clinical orientation is tailored to the needs of the new graduate nurse based on assessment of clinical needs.
• Core content is provided in structured monthly seminars that last a minimum of four hours.
• Residents have access to hospital experts and resident facilitators.
• All residents complete a professional project to enhance clinical practice.

Partners

• Content experts educate nurse residents about their specialty areas.
• Facilitators guide monthly discussions, work with nurse residents to identify areas for enhanced education, serve as experienced nurse mentors and guide the residents’ efforts.

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Expectations of Nurse Residents

• Residents are expected to attend and actively participate in all residency seminars and learning activities
• Residents will promote a culture of professionalism and evidence-based practice by completing the evidence-based practice clinical project.
• Complete all requirements of the program within the first year of employment

All new graduate nurses of Northwestern Medicine’s Northwest Suburbs facilities will be hired through the nurse residency program.

Application Process and Timelines

Cohorts will begin in March, June, August and November each year.

Please apply through the Job Search page. May begin application process prior to nursing school graduation.

Please attach the following documents to your online application:

• Cover letter
• Resume - including detail regarding your clinical rotations
• Unofficial transcript

If accepted for a position in the residency, it is the responsibility of the nurse resident to pass state boards and obtain state licensure prior to the cohort start date.

Registered Nurse First Year Residency Program

St. Cloud Hospital has a unique and extremely popular New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. This program provides support resources to the Graduate RN as she/he transitions from academia to professional practice. As a member of the program, new graduates are hired into regular RN positions and wages, but also enjoy the added benefits that this program offers.

St. Cloud Hospital hires new graduate RNs into the Graduate Nurse Residency Program throughout the year depending on the availability of RN positions that consider new graduate candidates. There is no deadline for applying. Applicants are considered a new graduate RN until they have greater than 12 months of nursing experience.

Additional Program Details

Application Process

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Placement is dependent on interview preferences for units and hours, references, work history and experience, clinical student experiences and open positions.

A formal application process is required and includes the following steps:

1. Submit an online employment application to the “Graduate Nurse Residency Program. Apply for the Graduate Nurse Residency Program now!

2. Once you complete your online application, you will be e-mailed information on how to provide two references from nursing faculty and one reference from a previous employer.

3. Submit a copy of your most recent school transcript. (This does not have to be an official copy.) Transcripts can be e-mailed to employment@centracare.com

Note! In order to be reviewed, all parts of the application process must be completed!

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Program Purpose

The purpose of this program is to improve the transition from student to professional nurse by supporting the new graduate professionally during the first year of nursing.

The objectives of the program are:

1. Effectively recruit and retain qualified new graduate nurses.
2. Facilitate the development of clinical and leadership skills necessary for first year transition to practice.
3. Support the advanced beginner nurse to become a competent member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
4. Establish a framework for understanding nursing sensitive indicators.
5. Develop SCH Culture of Nursing Practice based on Magnet standards and the COMPASS Professional Practice Model.

What to Expect

Thank you for your time and effort in completing the steps necessary for consideration in our Graduate Nurse Residency program. If you are selected for an interview, one of our human resources staff will contact you via telephone or email.

For questions related to pay and benefits, please contact the Human Resources Department at 320-255-5650.