Registered Nurse RN New Grad ICU

About the Role

The New Graduate RN Residency Program at Banner Health offers a full-time Registered Nurse position designed to assist you in transitioning from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse. This program provides a collaborative learning environment where you can refine nursing skills, enhance knowledge, and develop new professional relationships. Successful candidates will be placed in specific units with clinical mentorship. The program offers multiple career pathways and development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient's physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
• Formulate a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family, and health team input.
• Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care team.
• Evaluate the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revise the plan of care as needed.
• Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
• Provide care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Interact and participate in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
• Contribute to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes.
• Synthesize and prioritize data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Unit Description

2 South is a 13-bed ICU unit offering care to critically ill patients with a variety of medical and surgical conditions. Specialized treatments/devices include CRRT, Intra-aortic balloon pump, and Impellas.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• BSN is preferred; open to ADN at select locations.
• Current BLS card (through American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI) or ability to obtain certification before a start date.
• No more than 12 months of RN experience.
• Previous healthcare experience is preferred.
• Must live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility.
• Cerner electronic medical health record system orientation.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of work.

Program Activities Include

• Clinical experiences with a preceptor.
• Training in the Banner Simulation Center.
• Competency and skills assessment and verification.
• Patient care skills lab with hands-on equipment experience.
• e-Learning modules.
• Resources for professional and personal development.