Nurse Residency: Acute/Med Surg Sign on Bonus Available!!

Reports to: Director of Department

FLSA Classification: Full-time, Hourly

Compensation: $33-$35

Welcome to the next phase of your rewarding nursing career. At Pioneers Medical Center (PMC), Nurse Resident’s thrive in an atmosphere of shared decision-making, professional development and the encouragement to advocate the professional practice of nursing. Nurse Resident’s make professional strides through extensive training, supportive leaders and potential for advancement.

Essential Functions

- Provide direct nursing care, alongside a coach, in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of PMC.

- Establishes and/or revises priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of patient need, patient preference and resource availability.

- Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe/effective care for patients.

- Responds to data indicating risk to individual’s health and initiates action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.

- Seeks supervision, consultation, assistance when unable to perform safely and independently.

- Complies with established hospital/department personnel policies.

- Uses communication strategies in order to achieve desirable outcomes.

- Documents in patient’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) according to established guidelines.

- Must access and complete the first module of the program within the first three weeks of the launch of their cohort.

- Must continually access the online course website to complete the online modules at a minimum of every six week.

- Flexibility to work weekends, holidays and 12-hour day/night shifts.

- Sign a 2-year commitment agreement to work on the hiring unit.

- Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

- Graduated from an accredited Nursing Education Program, minimum of an associate degree (ADN) or baccalaureate degree (BSN).

- Must pass NCLEX and obtain Registered Nursing License within 4 month of hire.

- Registered Nurses with less than 12 months of experience.

- Any Registered Nurse who is changing specialties, has limited experience, or is returning to the workforce is welcome to participate.

- Current BLS

Skills and Expectations

- Kind and professional demeanor.

- Professional and well-groomed appearance.

- Communicate positively and effectively, both written and verbally, with patients, family, and staff.

- Demonstrate effective organizational skills in an evolving environment.

- Work with honesty, compassion and integrity at all times.

- Adherence to PMC confidentiality procedures and policies when dealing with employees and the community.

- Develop professional goals and diversity of responsibility within practice; consistent with PMC mission.

- Identify and promote new learning around changing patient safety standards.

- Serve in an advocacy role, encouraging active involvement of patient and family in patient’s care.

- Self-motivated and directed.

- Knowledgeable about current trauma care trends and practices.

- Present and punctual for all scheduled shifts.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.