Registered Nurse (RN) - Nurse Resident, September 2026, Orthopedic

Prisma Health•Richland, WA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This Nurse Residency Program is designed for new graduate nurses with less than one year of experience. The program blends core clinical training with specialty-specific education, including quality and safety classes, simulation labs, one-on-one skills validation, hands-on learning with clinical mentors, and ongoing professional development. The goal is to help new graduate nurses build a strong foundation for a successful nursing career. The role involves attending quality and core curriculum classes, participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and completing all clinical competencies and validation requirements. The nurse resident works under the supervision of the Clinical Education Team and a licensed Registered Nurse, refining nursing knowledge and skills while managing clinical situations.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing program approved by the State Board of Nursing.
No previous experience is required.
Candidates with greater than 12 months of experience are not eligible.
Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.
Must graduate prior to August 15, 2026.
After Jan 1, 2019, all newly hired RN’s at Prisma Health are required to have an ADN or BSN degree from an accredited institution/program recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education or the State Board of Nursing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend all quality and core curriculum classes.
Actively participate in professional development workshops and peer support groups.
Successfully complete all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program.
Works under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team while refining nursing knowledge and skills.
Actively participates in managing clinical situations under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
Adheres to policy and procedure requirements of the organization including, but not limited to licensure renewal, assigned training, employee health screenings, time and attendance policy, dress code policy, patient confidentiality, infection control, medication administration.
Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards.
Identifies patient’s problems/needs and sets priorities.
Identifies problems requiring further referral and/or follow-up.
Interprets and records latest diagnostic results.
Performs nursing assessment using critical thinking skills under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Develops a plan of care based on nursing process, and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs.
Includes the patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care.
Makes referrals to multidisciplinary support services under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Provides treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards.
Demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served.
Explains nursing procedures.
Provides discharge teaching.
Identifies emergency situations and independently initiates advanced therapy.
Acts as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health care personnel and evaluates patient care measures instituted.
Understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and utilizes established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale.
Makes and records observations related to impending or associated problems.
Implements nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Delegates nursing care to appropriate personnel using nursing process.
Integrates cost effective measures into nursing practice.
Recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for documenting same.
Demonstrates active participation in QI processes.
Complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs.
Complies with policies addressing safe working conditions.
Monitors unsafe working conditions.
Recognizes inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolves issue/problem and completes written reports.
Fulfills call for unit as assigned and adjusts staffing for census (volume) and acuity under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Completes all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
Performs other duties as assigned.