Graduate Nurse Residency

About the Role

This position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of the nursing process. The incumbent is accountable for individualized patient outcomes over an entire episode of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of adolescent, adult, and geriatric residents and families.
• Diagnose and treat human responses to health problems.
• Demonstrate cognitive and psychosocial needs specific to the population to be served and meet standards of quality as measured by unit/department age-specific competency standards.
• Provide scientific knowledge base and ongoing growth and learning.
• Consider family or those significant to the family as part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts.
• Coordinate care between other professionals as needed.
• Exercise judgment and make decisions requiring intensive continuous mental effort for optimal safe patient care.
• Provide patient care.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• English Language: Working-level knowledge, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• Computer Skills: Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the skills necessary to complete online learning requirements, access online forms and policies, and complete online benefits enrollment.

Qualifications

• Education: Appropriate education to obtain and maintain Registered Nursing licensure in the State of Nevada.
• License(s):
• Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.
• State of Nevada Point of Care Analyst (POCA) license required within 120 days of hire (specific codes listed in original text).
• Certification(s):
• Current BLS certification by The American Heart Association standards.
• ACLS per The American Heart Association Standards (required for various departments, with specific timelines).
• PALS per The American Heart Association Standards (required for various departments, with specific timelines).
• NRP Required for specific departments (with specific timelines and additional certifications).
• ENLS (Emergency Neuro Life Support) Required for specific departments (with specific timelines).
• ENPC or PALS per The American Heart Association Standards (required for various departments, with specific timelines).
• ENPC per The American Heart Association Standards (required for specific departments, with specific timelines).
• TNCC Required for specific departments (with specific timelines).
• TNCC or TCAR Required for specific departments (with specific timelines).
• APHON Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Required for specific departments (with specific timelines).
• OCN certification preferred. If not held, required to complete cancer-related continuing education annually.
• Chemotherapy Immunotherapy training per ASCO standards within 1 year of hire required for specific department.
• RNFA: If applicable, graduate of an accredited school of nursing, completion of an RNFA program including didactic and supervised clinical practice based on AORN's core curriculum.