RN New Grad Clinical Residency Program

Mercy Medical Center Redding•Redding, CA

4d•$54 - $74•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a New Graduate Residency Transition-to-Practice Program for the newly licensed RN. The Nurse Residency Program is a total of 12 months, including an 18-24 week clinical immersion experience with a trained preceptor. Upon completion of the 18-24 week preceptorship, the nurse resident will begin a mentorship journey with a qualified mentor to complete the 12-month transition-to-practice experience. This is a robust, focused program that will foster the development of critical thinking, evidence-based decision-making, stress management, and leadership skills. The content is created to prepare the newly licensed nurse resident to deliver safe, effective, and quality patient care. The nurse resident will experience the true meaning of interdisciplinary care via clinical rotations with departments such as Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Wound Care, Radiology, Cath Lab, and Rapid Response. The program begins with a three week schedule consisting of eight hour days, five days per week. This time includes didactic, simulation, and hands-on skills training. The new nurse resident will then move to three 12 hour shifts with a dedicated preceptor in their unit of hire, with an additional four hours of online and didactic content throughout the remainder of the 12 month program. After program completion and competency validation, the graduate nurse will be in a full-time, three day (36 hour) benefited position within their assigned unit. Our residency program promises to set the new graduate nurse up for a successful and rewarding career at Mercy Medical Center Redding. Department assignments are based on several criteria including background, work experience, effort to obtain additional education/certifications, and skills. Department assignments will be determined by the interview team and offers will be made prior to the program start date. Upon successful completion of the program, the RN will be placed in a full-time, benefitted position within one of the departments listed below: Medical Acute, Medical Surgical Oncology, Orthopedics Acute, Surgical Acute, Telemetry - Neuro, Telemetry IMCU-Cardiac, Progressive Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Perioperative Services.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Must have graduated within the last 12 months.
Must have less than 12 months of work experience as an RN.
Must have a current active California RN license.
Must have an AHA BLS-HCP certification PRIOR to program start date.
If offered a position in a Telemetry, Critical Care, or Perioperative Services area, MUST have AHA ACLS-HCP prior to your start date.
Must submit a Resume.
Must submit two letters of reference with the application.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with a BSN or higher are preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe, effective, and quality patient care.
Participate in clinical rotations with departments such as Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Wound Care, Radiology, Cath Lab, and Rapid Response.
Complete a 12-month transition-to-practice experience, including an 18-24 week clinical immersion with a preceptor and a mentorship journey.
Develop critical thinking, evidence-based decision-making, stress management, and leadership skills.