Harrington New Graduate Registered Nurse Residency Program

Location: Southbridge, MA

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Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details

Holidays - Every Third Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Third Weekend

Scheduled Hours

7a-7p 7p-a

Shift

4 - Mixed Shift, 12 Hours (United States of America)

Hours

36

Cost Center

25080 - 1291 2N IP Adult Acute Care

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for the planning, delivery and management of direct patient care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice.

Hours: Minimum of 24, typically 36 hours on a unit with additional hours in the classroom.

Shift: Flexibility for day, evening, and night shifts during the 13-week nursing orientation. Minimum 8-hour shifts, with flexibility up to 12-hour shift

What to expect

After we receive your application, a member of our Talent Acquisition Department will contact you to talk about current job postings and to schedule an interview with members of the education or nursing leadership team.

Required Application Materials to be submitted within ONE document:

Cover Letter: Please include a brief description of your background, career goals, and your top two clinical areas of interest, as well as anything else you would like to mention.

Resume: Please include clinical rotations, previous work experience and certifications.

Narrative: Choose 1 of the following narrative questions to answer. Please answer in no more than 250 words:

Provide an example of a time during nursing school or in your work experience that solidified your decision to pursue nursing.

As we encounter challenges one typically develops strategies to manage these. Describe some of the ways that you deal with challenges and provide an example of when your approach has been successful.

How to Submit Application Materials: (Reminder to submit as 1 document)

Before you submit your application, please upload your document within the “Add Resume” section

Program Requirements

The new graduate nurse may apply for this position prior to completing license requirements but must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing within the state of Massachusetts

Candidates must have graduated from an accredited BSN or ADN program within the last 12 months or have worked as an RN in any capacity no more than within the last 12 months of beginning of program start.

Only those qualified will be considered for specialty areas.

Program Outcomes

Enhanced ability to provide quality, evidence-based care, advanced critical thinking ability and improved skill in clinical decision making.

I. Major Responsibilities

1.  Utilizes the Nursing Process for the delivery and management of patient’s care from Admission to Discharge, appropriate to the developmental age of the patient population.

2.  Performs patient assessment/reassessment according to standard procedure.

3.  Develops and coordinates individual plan of care including discharge planning.

4.  Directs, supervises, coordinates and evaluate nursing care within assigned clinical setting.

5.  Delegates appropriately to others in accordance with job description and competency level.

6.  Documents patient care according to standard procedure.

7.  Develops, implements/coordinates and documents Education Plan for patient/family/ significant other.

8.  Ensures quality and continuity of care through collaboration with other health care providers.

9.  Administers medications, performs treatments, therapies and operates equipment according to policy and procedure.  Assists physician with treatment and procedures and special tests as required or directed.

10. Participates in and supports Nursing Governance activities.

11. Assumes responsibility for professional growth.  Assists in education and development of staff.

12. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrate the use of quality improvement in daily operations.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.

2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.

3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.

4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.

5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.

6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.

7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

Required

1. Current Massachusetts licensure and registration.

2. Completion of an accredited school of nursing program.

3. BLS is a requirement for every RN unless advance cardiac life support (ACLS) certification is current, in addition to any unit specific certifications and competencies.

Experience/Skills

1. Thorough knowledge of the discipline of Nursing.

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