Nurse Residency Program

Position Information

About the Nurse Residency Program

Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) promises to treasure, nurture and inspire all our newly hired and transferring new Registered Nurses through a comprehensive, learner-centered one-year Nurse Residency Program. The program supports the successful transition of the new nurse into a professional role in an acute care setting in one of the following patient care areas :

• Acute Care Services (Medical, Surgical, Oncology, Palliative, Orthopedics, Nephrology) • Intermediate Care Services (Medical, Cardiac, Trauma, Neuro/Stroke) •Critical Care Services (SICU, TICU, MICU, Neuro) • Emergency Services (Main ED, Pedi ED) • Behavioral Health Services (Mental Health ) • Women’s and Children’s Services (Pediatrics, Pediatric ED, Mother/Baby, Labor and Delivery, NICU) • Perioperative Services (OR, PACU)*• Cardiac Cath Lab*

• Please note that that Perioperative Services and Cardiac Cath Lab positions require a 30 minute call expectation.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• Associate Degree in Nursing completed in advance of start date.

Nonessential:

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Education equivalent experience:

Essential:

• Nursing: If hired after 2013, must obtain Bachelor degree in Nursing within 3 years of employment date.

Pay: $38.06/hour for <1 year of licensed RN experience. BSN and shift differentials also apply.

Other information:

This program is for all newly graduated and/or Registered Nurses with 12 months or less experience working as a Registered Nurse.

The Nurse Residency Program hiring events will be held on Monday, November 9th and Saturday, December 5th. If selected for the program, candidates will receive offers approximately 2 business weeks following the hiring event. Cohort start dates will be Monday, January 25th and Monday, February 22nd.

Applications will close two weeks prior to each hiring event: it will close Monday, October 26th for the November hiring event, and on Friday November 20th for the December hiring event.

Licenses Essential: Current license as a Registered Nurse in Florida must be obtained by January 22nd (January start date) or February 19th (February start date).

Certifications Essential: BLS for Healthcare Providers (Following AHA guidelines)