Nurse Residency Program

Nurse Residency Program

Nurse Residency Program
Department: Nursing Orientation
Schedule: Full time 36-39 hours
Hours: Nurse Residency Program - April 17, 2012
Job ID: 19807
Job Code: 002596
Job Details:

Nurse Residency Program - April 17, 2012
All recent RN graduates and nurses with less than one year of experience can now begin their career at DHMC through our one year inpatient Nurse Residency Program (NRP). This is a comprehensive, 9 week program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of today's new nurses. The program incorporates an orientation which focuses on the skills and knowledge base required for nursing in DHMC's academic, progressive, acute care environment. Using our newly developed, state of the art Simulation Center and varied clinical rotations, nurses will strengthen their assessment, critical thinking and clinical skills expected of DHMC nurses. Following completion of the NRP, you will begin your unit specific orientation.
To be considered for our Nurse Residency Programs, you must submit a completed application packet. A completed packet includes an on-line application; a detailed letter of introduction to include the clinical rotation that was most interesting, where you completed your clinical rotations, externships, internships and/or senior preceptorships if applicable; resume; two letters of recommendation from clinical facultyor if employed as an RN include a reference from current employerand a copy of your current unofficial grade transcripts.
TO HELP EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS AND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THE ABOVE STATED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED. To decrease the risk of required documents being lost, we suggest having all information attached to your on-line application, cut and pasted into the text box of the application or e-mailed . If all of the information is not received, your application will be put on hold.

DHMC
Recruitment Department
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Attention: Lisa Palmer
Fax #
Minimum Job Requirements: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, successful completion of the NCLEX, NH registered nurse licensure, and less than twelve months of nursing experience.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is New Hampshire's only integrated, academic, level I trauma center. We are located in a state-of-the-art facility that was built on an expansive 225-acre campus in the heart of the Upper Connecticut River Valley. The Medical Center includes a modern 400-bed tertiary care hospital, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, research and clinical facilities for Dartmouth Medical School (the country's fourth oldest), and The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, a region wide multi-specialty community practice group started in 1927.
Employees at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center receive the support both on and off the job to do their best possible work here. We hire and retain the best health care professionals in the country by offering competitive salaries and extraordinary benefits, including:

-Magnet Status
-Shared Governance Model-Generous Shift Differentials
10% for Evenings
20% for Nights
15% for Weekend Days
25% for Weekend Evenings
35% for Weekend Nights
-Self Scheduling (on particular units)
-Earned Time Off of 28 Days a Year (with a cash-out option for unused time)
-Interview Reimbursement
-Health, Life, Dental, and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
-Outstanding Employee Retirement Plan
-Tax-Deferred 403(b) Annuity
-Tuition Reimbursement
-On-Campus Child Care
-Free On-Site Parking
-Free Continuing Education Opportunities On-Site