Registered Nurse New Graduate

Job Summary

Baptist Health System offers a year-long New Grad RN Nurse Residency program for newly licensed RNs with less than six months of professional RN practice. The program aims to equip participants with the tools for exceptional bedside care, providing orientation to the hospital and selected area of practice.

Program Objectives

• Achieve competency in areas including:
• Acute-care regulatory requirements
• Interpersonal and critical thinking skills
• Technical proficiency for chosen clinical area
• Support new nurse cohort bonding with peers.
• Provide orientation through online and classroom learning.
• Facilitate interaction with team members, fellow nurses, administration, and leaders.
• Offer an assigned nurse preceptor.
• Provide ongoing training, networking opportunities, and social activities.

Areas Of Practice

• Adult Critical Care ICU
• Stepdown
• Emergency Department
• Labor and Delivery
• Perioperative
• Medical Surgical/Telemetry
• Neonatal ICU

Nurse Residency Program Proficiencies

• Integration of evidence-based clinical nursing practice
• Shared decision making
• Provision of safe, compassionate, patient-centered care
• Techniques supporting positive team and interpersonal communication
• Dynamics of family/patient/nurse interaction
• Safety and quality improvement to reduce risk of harm
• Compliance with approved processes and regulatory requirements
• Appropriate use of information technology to prevent errors and support decision making

Qualifications

• 2024 Cohort
• Must have either a Texas RN license, a Compact State RN license, or a temporary Texas RN license.
• Must be a new graduate RN or RN with less than 6 months nursing experience.
• Hold a current BLS for Healthcare Providers Certification.
• Hold a BSN or ADN, or be planning to pursue your BSN.
• No previous experience needed.
• Education:
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing.

Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's degree).

• Certifications:
• AHA BLS.
• Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy.

Other Certifications may be required during employment.

Physical Demands

• Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. Proof of full vaccination or an approved religious/medical exemption is required prior to start date for applicable roles. Exemption holders may be subject to regular testing.