Registered Nurse (RN)-Nurse Resident, September 2026, Emergency Trauma Center

Prisma Health•Richland, WA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This Nurse Residency Program is designed for new graduate nurses with less than one year of experience who are looking to build a strong foundation for a successful nursing career. 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 Nurse Resident is responsible for attending all quality and core curriculum classes, actively participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups, and successfully completing all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program. They work under the direct and indirect supervision of the Clinical Education Team while refining nursing knowledge and skills, and actively participate in managing clinical situations under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.

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

Attending all quality and core curriculum classes.
Actively participating in professional development workshops and peer support groups.
Successfully completing all clinical competencies and validation requirements of the Nurse Residency Program.
Actively participating in managing clinical situations under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
Adhering 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.
Collecting patient data and completing required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards.
Identifying patient’s problems/needs and setting priorities.
Identifying problems requiring further referral and/or follow-up.
Interpreting and recording latest diagnostic results.
Performing nursing assessment using critical thinking skills under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Developing a plan of care based on nursing process, and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs.
Including the patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care.
Making referrals to multidisciplinary support services under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Providing treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards.
Demonstrating understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served.
Explaining nursing procedures.
Providing discharge teaching.
Identifying emergency situations and independently initiating advanced therapy.
Acting as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health care personnel and evaluating patient care measures instituted.
Understanding and demonstrating respect for patient rights and utilizing established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Recording patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale.
Making and recording observations related to impending or associated problems.
Implementing nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Delegating nursing care to appropriate personnel using nursing process.
Integrating cost effective measures into nursing practice.
Recognizing unit problems and taking responsibility for documenting same.
Demonstrating active participation in QI processes.
Complying with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs.
Complying with policies addressing safe working conditions.
Monitoring unsafe working conditions.
Recognizing inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolving issue/problem and completing written reports.
Fulfilling call for unit as assigned and adjusting staffing for census (volume) and acuity under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
Completing all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
Performing other duties as assigned.