New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) – Residency Program

Job Description

About the Job: New Graduate Nursing Residency Program at Tucson Medical Center

Tucson Medical Center (TMCH) is excited to offer a comprehensive New Graduate Nursing Residency Program designed to support newly licensed Registered Nurses in their transition into professional nursing practice. This program is specifically crafted to minimize stress and foster successful progression in your nursing career.

Relocation Assistance Available!

Night Shift Incentive Program for all night shift RNs!

Program Overview:

This one-year-long residency includes a robust curriculum aimed at enhancing your skills and confidence:

• Hospital orientation
• Skills labs
• Forums for discussion and learning
• Interdisciplinary experiences
• Extensive unit orientation with a dedicated preceptor
• Monthly educational forums

Key Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

As a New Graduate RN in this program, you will be integral to patient care, performing a variety of essential functions:

• Provide direct patient care, evaluate outcomes, consult with specialists, and adjust care processes to ensure safety.
• Write or obtain initial nursing histories, assess patient conditions, and develop individualized care plans.
• Maintain thorough patient documentation in electronic records.
• Receive and review shift reports, conduct rounds on assigned patients, and perform assessments according to TMCH standards.
• Notify appropriate physicians regarding unusual or unexpected events requiring medical consultation.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary patient care team to implement and reinforce patient instructional needs with patients and families, providing informational material and addressing specific concerns.
• Evaluate patient care outcomes, consult with specialists as needed, and adjust nursing processes for optimal patient care.
• Identify and resolve workplace health and safety issues.
• Administer direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.
• Manage IV lines, ensure adherence to sterile techniques, and oversee patient movement and positioning for clinical safety.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, regulations, and standards, taking corrective action for violations.
• Orient, instruct, and educate assigned personnel.
• Adhere to and support team members in exhibiting TMCH values: integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adhere to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies, and standards.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: No experience required. Candidates should have no more than nine months of paid RN work experience.
• LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION:
  • Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona is required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
  • Additional certification may be required per department.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Successful candidates will possess or develop the following critical competencies:

• Knowledge of direct patient care, critical care procedures, techniques, tools, and responses to ensure optimal patient care.
• Understanding of exam indicators, contraindications, and patient preparation.
• Skill in communicating clearly and concisely with critical care staff and physicians to ensure proper patient care.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables (including CPR protocols).