GN Residency February – General Surgery Med Surg

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Texas Health Graduate Nurse Residency Program invites new graduate RNs to apply for a unique opportunity. The next cohort will begin on February 22, 2027. This program is integrated into the hospital's education structure and 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 gain learning experience on their selected home units and also rotate/cross-train through other departments to gain expanded nursing experience vital to complex patient care. The Texas Health Nurse Residency Program is a comprehensive, evidence-based onboarding program with a 15-month employment commitment, offering new graduate nurses an opportunity to gain the experience, judgment, skills, and confidence to successfully navigate the complexity of hospital life.

Requirements

ADN (Associates Nursing Degree) is required upon hire.
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 required.

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 learning experience on personally selected home units.
Rotate/cross-train through other departments to gain expanded nursing experience.
Provide care for adolescent to geriatric aged, postoperative, general surgical patients, urological surgical patients, hepatobiliary surgical patients, and a select group of medical patients.
Treat primary diagnoses and conditions including, but not limited to: Endoscopy, appendectomy, hernia repairs, splenectomy, Whipple procedures, liver resections, gastrectomy, eye surgery, cholecystectomy, gastrointestinal bleed, hand surgery, colostomy, ileostomy, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, urological surgery, kidney stones, continuous bladder irrigation, bowel resection, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, diabetes, neck dissection with flap, Nissan fundoplication, plastics related wound care, ear nose and throat (ENT), oral surgery, tracheostomies.
Maintain a 1:4 Nurse to patient ratio.
Work rotating weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts as required.