New Graduate Nurse - Registered Nurse (RN) Residency - Columbia County / Grovetown - All Specialties

Wellstar Health System • Magnolia, AR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an application for the upcoming New Graduate RN Residency opportunity at the new Wellstar location in Columbia County, with a start date in late 2026. The RN Resident is expected to successfully complete the 12-month Nurse Residency Program (NRP), designed to facilitate a successful transition into professional practice for new graduate RNs with less than 6 months of experience. Residents will participate in specialty/service line programs and NRP sessions, supported by Unit-Based Leaders, Educators, NRP RN educators, Site Coordinators, and Unit-Based Preceptors. The program includes System Orientation, Core Nursing Onboarding Sessions, Specialty Onboarding Sessions, and monthly NRP sessions. The RN Resident, under supervision, is responsible for providing nursing care in accordance with Wellstar Standards of Care. They are a proactive member of an interprofessional team, viewing families and significant others as engaged care team partners. Practice is guided by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model, Patient Care Delivery Model, evidence-based practice, and research, aligning with the Wellstar Values in Action. RN Residents are expected to be licensed, knowledgeable, and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and the Code of Ethics Standards for Nurses.

Requirements

• Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing from an Accredited Program
• BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• Less than 1 year or less of RN experience.
• Ability to read, write and speak English language
• Optimizes the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, Composed and respectful manner
• Possess excellent time management skills
• Practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team
• Computer/data entry experience.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge.

Nice To Haves

• Epic and 3M experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.
• Provides patient and family centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate method for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care.
• Practices using current clinical practice standards.
• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc.); completion of timely documentation and promotion of a respectful, inclusive clinical environment
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
• Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.
• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
• Serves as a preceptor and/or or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment.
• Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing. Participates in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision-making process in evaluating patient care products.
• Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association including legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards ensuring by way of example, such goals as TJC Patient Safety Goals and Wellstar Health Systems safety absolutes
• Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence-based practice. Consults appropriate experts and uses appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions.
• Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
• Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team to achieve best practice outcomes (i.e., decrease in re-admission rates; avoidable days; adverse events; etc.).
• Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Benefits

• support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life
• Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level