RN New Grad Clinical Residency Program

St. Elizabeth Community Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care to the North State communities. This award-winning facility is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical center. Located in picturesque Tehama County St. Elizabeth offers 76 licensed beds a trauma level III emergency department comprehensive surgical services and a progressive Family Birth Center. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a Truven 100 Top Hospital in the Nation for seven consecutive years and has built a reputation for excellence in orthopedics family-centered maternity care and emergency services. St. Elizabeth is a sister facility to Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta and is committed to providing the highest quality compassionate care available. For more information visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/stelizabethhospital.

Position summary:

This position is a New Graduate Residency Transition-to-Practice Program for the newly licensed RN. 

Residency Program Start Date:  February 10th, 2025

Program Description

As a CommonSpirit Health Nurse Resident, you will be supported professionally and emotionally by a network of expert nurses who act as teachers, preceptors, mentors, and educators. The Nurse Residency Program is a total of 12 months, including an 18 week clinical immersion experience with a trained preceptor. Upon completion of the 18-week preceptorship, the nurse resident will begin a mentorship journey with a qualified mentor to complete the 12-month transition-to-practice experience. 

This is a robust, focused program that will foster the development of critical thinking, evidence-based decision-making, stress management, and leadership skills. The content is created to prepare the newly licensed nurse resident to deliver safe, effective, and quality patient care. The nurse resident will experience the true meaning of interdisciplinary care via clinical rotations with departments such as Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Lab, Physical Therapy, Wound Care, Radiology, Cath Lab, and Rapid Response.

The program begins with a three week schedule consisting of eight hour days, five days per week. This time includes didactic, simulation, and hands-on skills training. The new nurse resident will then move to three 12 hour shifts with a dedicated preceptor in their unit of hire, with an additional four hours of online and didactic content throughout the remainder of the 12 month program. After program completion and competency validation, the graduate nurse will be in a full-time, three day (36 hour) benefited position within their assigned unit.

Our residency program promises to set the new graduate nurse up for a successful and rewarding career at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital

Minimum Qualifications for this program:

1. Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program with a 3.0 G.P.A. or higher, have graduated within the last 12 months, AND have less than 6 months of inpatient (acute care) work experience as an RN.  Candidates with a BSN or higher are preferred. ADN candidates on track to complete their BSN within the next 3 years are welcome to apply.
2. Must have a current active California RN license and an AHA BLS-HCP certification PRIOR to program start date.
3. It is highly recommended to have ACLS regardless of unit of hire.

What must be included with your application?

• Must submit ALL additional documentation (attach to your candidate profile).
• Resume that includes detail on your clinical hours and location/placement for rotations.
• A paragraph that states why you decided to pursue a career in nursing and why you are interested in a career with St. Elizabeth Community Hospital.  2 references, in letter form, written by  current or former co-worker, manager/boss, clinical instructor, someone you volunteered with, or a preceptor from one of your clinical rotations.  These letters MUST be submitted with your application.. We DO NOT need a sealed letter from the reference.  Letters do not need to be on official letterhead.

Questions?

Due to the volume of calls received during application periods, please do not call Human Resources, the Education Department or Recruiter with questions.  Questions should be emailed to Andrew.Forshee@CommonSpirit.org.  Responses will be provided within 24-48 hours of receipt.