New Graduate Nurse Residency Spring Graduates

About the Role

The HCA Nurse Residency Program at Belton Regional Medical Center is a year-long, paid program designed to assist new graduate nurses in transitioning from the classroom to the hospital environment. The program focuses on establishing valuable clinical and critical thinking skills through a supportive community of nurse educators, experienced nurses, and fellow residents.

Program Includes

• Advanced clinical training in a specialty area.
• Monthly educational sessions.
• Preceptorship training with a facility preceptor.
• Measurement and evaluation of skills through hands-on simulations.
• Mentoring from experienced nurse leaders.
• Working collaboratively on an evidence-based practice project.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty.
• Provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.”
• Serve as an advocate for patients, families and caregivers to support an unparalleled patient experience.
• Assess patient condition during admission and during each shift as scheduled, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s). Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Perform the administration of prescribed medications. Monitor patient for therapeutic response. Notify provider and intervene as appropriate in the event of an unintended response to medication.
• Respond promptly to patient requests, striving to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
• Teach patients, families and caregivers about patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures. Translate complex medical terminology to ensure complete understanding.

Available Opportunities

Opportunities at Belton Regional can include units such as Medical Telemetry/ Ortho Surgical, Critical Care, Emergency Room, or Float Pool.

Career Growth Advancement (beyond one year) includes opportunities in Pre Op, PACU, GI, Infusion, and Cancer Center.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) obtained within 30 days of employment.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) obtained within 1 year of employment.
• Other Certifications may be required during employment.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing completed prior to start date. (You may apply up to 6 months in advance)
• Registered Nurse License or Graduate Nurse in the State within 90 days of graduation date per State of Missouri guidelines.
• No previous experience needed.

Additional Information

• $5,000 Relocation Bonus offered for those more than 50 miles from our hospitals.
• Start dates every TWO weeks starting January 4th, January 18th, February 1st, February 15th.
• This application is for HCA Midwest Hospitals, including: Centerpoint Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center and/or Research Psychiatric Center.
• Belton Regional Medical Center is an 80+ bed acute care facility.

Note: Eligibility for some benefits may vary by location.