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(Archived) Registered Nurse - New Grad Program
Job Description
RN New Grad Program
Sarasota Doctors Hospital
Sarasota, Florida
Requirements:
- Education: Recent graduate of an accredited nursing school within the past 12-months.
- Experience: No more than 6 months of RN experience – ideally less than 2 months of hospital and no more than 6 months of nursing home/home health.
- Previous medical or service industry experience highly desired, but not required.
- License: Current FL RN license required prior to program start or appropriate compact licensure. If compact license held, active FL RN license required within 90 days of hire.
Description:
Didactic training:
- Introduces nurses to core curriculum and hospital initiatives in a classroom setting
- **Simulation training (Brandon, FL - Hotel accommodation/mileage reimbursement provided during training):
- Reinforces nursing skills learned in a didactic setting
Hands on training:
- Preceptorship training with a facility preceptor in the nursing unit
- The preceptorship portion of the program consists of three 12-hour shifts per week and every other weekend at the hospital, following the preceptor’s schedule.
Specialty areas covered:
- MedSurg
- Tele
- PCU
- Ortho/Neuro
- Stepdown
- ICU
- Inpatient Rehab units
- Paired with a trained mentor for integration and socialization into the culture of professional nursing
- Frequent resident seminars following a core curriculum for professional development
- Completion of an evidence-based poster presentation
- Obtain Charge Nurse and Preceptor skills
Details:
- Certifications achieved: BLS, ACLS, CPI, EKG, NIH Stroke Scale, and Meditech Modules.
- Attendance is mandatory for the entire program.
- Program acceptance requires a minimum two (2) year, full time commitment to the hospital. Residents may be obligated to repay a pro‐rated portion of the educational costs should they break that commitment.
Schedule:
The typical schedule during the first portion of the StaRN is Monday through Friday, 8-hours a day, 40 hours a week but can also include a weekend day during the holidays.
ISGF is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).