GN Residency October - Cardiac Telemetry - Southwest Ft. Worth

#REF!•Fort Worth, TX

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Texas Health Nurse Residency Program is a comprehensive, evidence-based onboarding program with a 15-month employment commitment that offers new graduate nurses an exciting opportunity to gain the experience, judgment, skills, and confidence to successfully navigate the complexity of hospital life. Integrated into a hospital’s education structure, the Texas Health Graduate Nurse Residency Program includes a guided clinical experience with an instructor-led core curriculum, a formal mentoring program, informative debriefing/self-care sessions, and supportive 360-degree evaluations. Residents will participate in the learning experience on their personally selected home units and will also rotate/cross-train through other departments to gain expanded nursing experience vital to complex patient care. This specific residency is for the Cardiac Telemetry unit at Texas Health Southwest, a 262-bed hospital serving southwest Fort Worth since 1987, offering surgical and imaging services, a 24-hour emergency department, orthopedics and sports therapy, and adult critical care. The Cardiac Telemetry unit is a fast-paced, 22-bed unit (expandable to 28 beds) that also admits medical-surgical patients, with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:5 on days and nights. This unit is highlighted as a great place to gain basic nursing skills and grow one's career.

Requirements

ADN (Associates Nursing Degree) is required upon hire.
Graduated within the last 12 months is preferred.
Less than one-year experience at the time the residency begins is preferred.
Have not previously completed a THR nursing residency.
Current RN licensure (Texas or Compact State).
Boards MUST be passed, and results verified by noon the Wednesday prior to start date.
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Graduated within the last 12 months preferred.
Less than one-year experience at the time the residency begins preferred.
Have not previously completed a THR nursing residency preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in a guided clinical experience with an instructor-led core curriculum.
Engage in a formal mentoring program.
Attend informative debriefing/self-care sessions.
Participate in supportive 360-degree evaluations.
Gain experience on a selected home unit (Cardiac Telemetry).
Rotate/cross-train through other departments to gain expanded nursing experience.
Provide patient care on the Cardiac Telemetry unit, which may include medical-surgical patients.
Adhere to nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:5 on days and nights.
Work rotating weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts after completion of the residency.
Maintain Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) quarterly.