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

Wellstar Health System • Magnolia, AR

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About The Position

The RN Resident provides nursing care to assigned patients under the direct supervision of the Unit Manager and in collaboration with the Professional Nurse Educator, Assistant Nurse Manager, and preceptor. Care must follow current Wellstar Standards of Care and applicable nursing practice standards, policies, and procedures. The resident is expected to successfully complete a 12-month Nurse Residency Program in the unit where hired. The program supports new graduate nurses in transitioning to professional practice through system orientation, core nursing onboarding, specialty onboarding, and monthly residency sessions, with guidance from unit leaders, educators, site coordinators, and trained preceptors.

The RN Resident is a proactive member of an interprofessional care team and provides individualized, safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care. Practice is guided by Wellstar’s professional practice and patient care delivery models, evidence-based practice, research, and the organization’s values. Residents are expected to uphold the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act, the nursing scope and standards of practice, the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, system policies, and service excellence goals.

Requirements

• Nursing diploma or bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Less than one year of RN experience; the residency is intended for candidates starting their first RN role in 2027.
• Current RN license: single-state or multistate compact license.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) or BLS Instructor certification, required upon hire.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Basic computer skills and ability to use technology to support clinical care; computer and data-entry experience.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond to emergencies in a decisive, composed, and respectful manner.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Evidence-based nursing practice, analytical skills, and strong critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to communicate with members of the healthcare team.
• Basic operational knowledge of computers and ability to use Microsoft Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

• Epic experience.
• 3M experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—using evidence-based practice and critical thinking to deliver individualized care.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care that reflects population-specific needs and cultural diversity, and partner with patients and significant others in care planning, teaching, updates, and care transitions.
• Practice according to current clinical standards and coordinate safe, quality patient care and its documentation through respectful, inclusive interdisciplinary communication.
• Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration while supporting responsible use of resources and the recruitment and retention of healthcare team members.
• Participate in and support performance improvement, research and research utilization, shared governance, and interdisciplinary processes to promote safe, quality care.
• Complete initial and ongoing competency assessments, mandatory education, and population-specific education.
• Serve as a preceptor or mentor for other professional nurses, staff, or students as appropriate, modeling professional nursing practice and supporting a healthy work environment.
• Promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement; participate in value analysis and evaluation of patient-care products.
• Uphold organizational policies, procedures, clinical competencies, legal and regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and patient safety goals.
• Participate in data collection, raise relevant clinical questions, and consult experts and evidence-based resources to address practice questions.
• Plan proactively for patients’ care across the care continuum.
• Participate in developing protocols and procedures with care managers and other healthcare team members when called upon or through self-initiation.
• Support efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
• Complete the 12-month RN Residency Program in the unit where hired.
• Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

What This Job Offers

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