What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Residency Program - Fall & Winter 2024 Graduates - Reading Hospital position at Tower Health?
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- Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
- Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
- Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
- Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
This posting is intended for all Nursing graduates September - December 2024!
Departments: By applying to this position, you are being considered for all departments in the Medical Surgical Division at Reading Hospital!
Shift/Hours: (3) 7P-7A; every 3rd weekend; every other holiday
Comprehensive benefits:
- Nurse Residency Program (New Grads only)
- Flexible Scheduling
- Shared Governance
- Career Advancement Program
- Earned Time Off
- Enhanced Tuition Assistance
- Retirement Savings with Employer Match
Nurse Residency Program:
Reading Hospital offers Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program. The Nurse Residency Program is designed to help transition the new nurse into their clinical roles & build their confidence. The curriculum focuses on providing high-quality, safe care in accordance with the following national safety standards: Leadership, Quality, and Professional Role.
Nurse Resident Expectations:
- Participation in monthly educational seminars and learning activities
- Completion of an evidence-based practice project at the end of the program
- Completion of program evaluation and survey tools
In addition to the Nurse Residency, Reading Hospital offers all new graduates a precepted orientation which is based on the unit, and the individual learning needs of the new graduate. On-going supervised training and educational opportunities are provided to the staff during this transition and after orientation.
ALL newly hired, newly graduated nurses are automatically enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program.
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Qualifications
- All aplicants must be a graduate of a Diploma, ASN, or BSN.
- Applicants who have graduated within the last 12 months from their nursing program and have less than one year nursing experience in a non-acute or acute care setting are welcome to apply.
- PA Temporary Practice Permit or PA RN License
- BLS
Overview
Why Reading Hospital?
- 2020 America’s 100 Best Hospitals
- Reading Hospital also received several other accolades from Healthgrades for 2020, notably our inclusion in the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke 14 Years in a Row, as well as awards for excellence in Cardiac Care, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, Gastrointestinal Care, and Critical Care.
- Magnet Status
- Level 1 trauma
- Top 2 percent of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year superior clinical performance
- Five-Star Ranking, 2019 – one of only 11 hospitals in the state to do so!
- US News & World Report: 6th best hospital in PA
- Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads
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