National Resident RN

CommonSpirit Health • Lexington, KY

12d • Onsite

About The Position

CHI Saint Joseph Health is accepting applications for Spring/Summer New Graduate RN Residency Cohorts. This program is designed to provide a nationally-standardized, evidence-based best practice for newly licensed and new-to-practice nurses to transition safely, effectively, and efficiently. The New Graduate Nurse Residency program delivers nursing orientation and organizational socialization within the profession, supported by leaders and mentors dedicated to the success of new nurses.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
• 0-12 months of professional nursing (RN) experience
• Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state
• BLS certification - American Heart Association
• Participants must pass the NCLEX and achieve a Registered Nurse license before the Residency Cohort start date. Provisional Licensure not accepted.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Responsibilities

• Builds skills to utilize current evidence based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
• Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery.
• Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust and dignity.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.
• Has a basic understanding and knowledge of the current situation or issue at hand; ability to take full personal responsibility or ownership for assignments, activities, decisions and results.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; participates effectively as part of a team.
• Basic understanding ensuring that the patient/customer perspective is a driving force behind our actions and business decisions; crafting and implementing service practices that meet patients'/customers’ and own organization’s needs. (Focus also includes internal and external customers.)
• Basic understanding keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of associate decision making and action.
• Basic understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the risks faced by patients in a healthcare environment, and the ability to take steps to reduce these risks.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the factors contributing to quality patient care, and the ability to influence these factors in a positive way.
• Basic understanding of the rationale behind the necessity to continually learn and grow and the ability to seek performance feedback and identify approaches to improve one's own performance and that of others.
• Basic understanding of and ability to carry out strategies and tasks that support the mission and goals of the leader and the organization.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the operating principles, major issues, governmental regulations, and code of ethics for the healthcare industry; ability to apply this understanding appropriately to healthcare related situations.
• Basic understanding of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Basic understanding of and ability to provide clinical skills necessary for patient care, e.g. history taking, therapeutic planning and monitoring, etc., to achieve optimized outcomes in medication therapy and clinical treatment.

Benefits

• $25,000 sign on bonus
• Up to $24,000 to pay off student loans
• Up to $2,000 per year in our Professional Development program
• Up to $450 per year by participating in our Wellness Program
• Adoption Benefits available
• Up to $7,500 referral bonus for referring a friend to an eligible position (no limits to how many you can receive!)
• Generous time off available
• Pet insurance
• Free Parking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree