Grad Nurse Residency Program Oct 25 Cohort/36 hours per week/med-surg

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Up to $5K sign on bonus for full time

At Bristol Health, we begin each day caring today for your tomorrow. We have been an integral part of our community for the past 100 years. We are dedicated to providing the best possible care and service to our patients, residents and families. We are committed to provide compassionate, quality care at all times and to uphold our values of Communication, Accountability, Respect and Empathy (C.A.R.E.). We are Magnet ® and received the 2020 Press Ganey Leading Innovator award for our rapid adoption and implementation of healthcare solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Use your expertise, compassion, and kindness to transform the patient experience. Make a difference. Make Bristol Health your choice.

The Graduate Nurse applicant should have foundational interpersonal and communication skills, a desire to work with a team and culture that empowers best practice, patient-centered care and self-care and a strong desire to pursue professional growth and leadership in nursing.

The foundation of the Nurse Residency program is to provide insight and development opportunities intended to optimize a Nurse’s experience for the first year. The Nurse Residency creates a positive foundation for the rest of their nursing career supporting effectiveness of transition into practice. The
Graduate Nurse will have a 1:1 preceptor for 12 weeks or more for specialty areas with monthly seminars for 12 months applying nursing science to a diverse population, developing autonomy critical thinking strategies and involvement in discovery and implementation of evidence based practice. The program
focuses on professionalism, leadership, patient centered care, patient outcomes, organizational enculturation, nursing development and self-care.

The Graduate Nurses will work together as a team to uncover best practices and research to enhance existing nursing practices within Bristol Hospital and present outcomes year end. The Graduate Nurse will participate with other nurses on shared governance committees to support the nursing structure of Bristol Hospital.

The Graduate Nurse is responsible for learning and practicing the delivery of coordinated nursing care for an assigned group of patients this includes nursing assessment, planning implementation, evaluation, and transition of care.

The Graduate Nurse is responsible for carrying out routine nursing care tasks and using professional judgment and professional behavior in caring for our patient population. The Graduate Nurse will have the responsibility to supervise tasks of unlicensed personnel and to coordinate patient care. The Graduate Nurse will be responsible for learning telemetry to care for specific patient populations.

The Graduate Nurse will learn the value of teamwork and be empowered to grow and learn in their Nurse Residency.

BSN preferred; Associates Degree accepted (with enrollment in BSN program 6 months after hire)

Official hire dependent on successfully passing NCLEX.

CT RN License required.

CPR Certification required.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed,
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