New Graduate Nurse Residency 2024 – Georgetown University Hospital

Now is your time.

$5,000 Relocation Reimbursement Assistance

Competitive Hourly Starting Rates!

Year-Long Nurse Residency Program

Ready to launch your nursing career at the only hospital in the DC metro area to achieve Magnet® designation five times? You're in luck! MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is currently accepting applications for the Vizient / American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nurse Residency Program.

Upcoming start dates :

October 2024

We will start accepting applications for February 2025 in August

We're leading the way in nursing excellence and you can join us.

Our year-long New Graduate Nurse Residency program provides the mentoring and support you need to transition from student nurse to professional nurse.

You'll be provided a three- to five-month unit-based orientation, attend monthly seminars and learning activities, formulate an individual professional development plan, and complete an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project related to a unit specialty of your choice.

By working at one of the country's top hospitals, you'll gain top-rated career experience, and establish a strong professional foundation.

Learn from the best.

MedStar Georgetown was the first hospital in the nation's capital to be granted Magnet® status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center an honor bestowed to fewer than eight percent of hospitals across the country.

What does our Magnet® status mean for you? Our nurses rate their job satisfaction and sense of professional empowerment more highly than those at non-Magnet® hospitals.

This is an opportunity to join a workplace recognized for our positive work environment, clinical excellence, and limitless professional development opportunities.

Application Process

Interested? Submit your online application. Please include your GPA in your resume or Cover Letter.

Candidates who meet minimum requirements may be contacted for an interview. In advance of an interview, you will be asked to submit :

• University transcript (Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred)
• Two Clinical Faculty Reference letters, on official university letterhead or our official form
• Professional Reference (if you have worked as a Nurse Technician / Extern / CNA / Care Partner)

Benefits :

• Competitive starting salaries plus high differentials
• 20 Days of Paid Time Off per year plus personal time / holidays
• Education / Tuition assistance
• $5,000 Relocation reimbursement
• Generous Total Rewards Benefits Package
• Matched Retirement Savings Plan
• Specialized training opportunities with one-on-one preceptorship
• Nationally renowned Nursing Wellbeing Program

Learn more!

Get more details. https : / / www.medstarhealth.org / services / nursing / medstar-georgetown-university-hospital / nurse-residency-program

About MedStar Georgetown University Hospital :

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is a 609 bed not-for-profit, high-acuity teaching and research hospital located in Northwest Washington, D.C.

Our healthcare professionals have a reputation for medical excellence and leadership. As the first hospital in Washington, D.

C. to achieve Magnet® Recognition, we have demonstrated our excellence in nursing care, innovative professional nursing practice, and nursing satisfaction.

MedStar Georgetown was founded in the Jesuit principle of cura personalis, or caring for the whole person." We are committed to offering a variety of innovative diagnostic and treatment options, within a trusting and compassionate environment.

Our mission is what sets us apart and what makes MedStar Georgetown such a special place to work.

Position Summary

Professional care provider who assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the nursing care of patients from admission through discharge.

In collaboration with the patient and family, provides theory-based professional nursing care and coordinates care delivery with various members of the interdisciplinary team.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

PRACTICE and QUALITY

• Provides relationship-based care that promotes continuous, consistent, efficient and accountable delivery of nursing care under supervision.
• Demonstrates professional practice that is grounded in a culture of safety and quality under supervision.

COMMUNICATION and COLLABORATION

• Communicates and collaborates with inter-professional groups to ensure coordination, continuity and safe care under supervision.
• Communicates verbal information and documents written and electronic information that reflects the planned and delivered care for a patient under supervision.

LEADERSHIP

• Supports and contributes to the unit, department and organizational goals inclusive of the mission, vision and values.
• Demonstrates advocacy and support on behalf of inter-professional teams and patients.
• Participates in the development and implementation of quality activities under supervision.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Participates in professional development activities.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice and research into patient care delivery under supervision.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and is not to be considered as all-inclusive.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Associates degree from an accredited School of nursing required. BSN enrollment required within 6 months of start date and completion within 3 years.

Experience

Prior work experience not required.

Licenses and Certifications

DC Registered Nurse License required or license eligible. CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation) required by completion of introductory period.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to perform nursing technologies under supervision. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to set priorities and work under stress.

This position has a hiring range of $38.00 - $38.00