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(Archived) Registered Nurse - New Grad Program
Job Description
RN New Grad Program
St. Petersburg General Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida
Requirements:
- Education: Recent graduate of a 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:
The HCA Nurse Residency Program will provide education, support and guidance to new graduate nurses as they begin their careers. It is a yearlong, Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses (StaRN) and professional development curriculum for new graduate nurses that culminates in an evidence-based capstone project. The StaRN Program is primarily designed to provide the graduate nurse with the tools necessary to succeed in today’s hospital environment.
StaRN will assist the graduate nurse with the transition out of the classroom setting onto the unit by providing the following training:
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).