Any new graduate nurse who meets the following criteria:

• In their last semester of nursing school or has graduated from an accredited nursing program within the last 18 months.
• &/or has worked 6 months or less as a registered nurse.
• has an active BLS certification.

• We encourage you to apply to the RN Refresh to Acute Care Track through the RN Fellowship Program.

You may apply, interview and be offered a position contingent upon passing the NCLEX.

• Please note that new nurse graduates must have an active RN license by no later than 7 business days prior to their official hire date.
• Candidates unable to obtain meet the RN license deadline will be deferred to the next Cohort.

Otherwise, the Candidate will be required to apply to the next Cohort offered.

• You can also express interest on our NRP candidate interest page: https://careers.mhs.net/campaign/nurse-residency-program/ to be made aware of upcoming NRP cohort application windows and NRP program info sessions/events.

• Yes, all new nurse graduates will be required to enroll into the Nurse Residency Program.

• Click here to learn more about the different practice areas and available opportunities throughout Memorial Healthcare System.

• Candidates will be scheduled to attend our “Selection Day” event; this will allow for candidates to learn and explore the different opportunities via an in-person job fair event. They will meet hiring managers and Nursing staff from participating units and make selections on where they would like to interview. Interviews will be conducted same day.
• Following the interviews, candidates will be notified in real time or as soon as 24 hours post interview, as to their interview results.

• Each department will determine how many positions will be filled through the residency program for each Clinical Orientation Track prior to applicant screening.

• We try to place nurse residents in an area that interests them, though it cannot always be guaranteed. Therefore, you may be offered a unit which has the need and remains unfilled at the end of the overall interview process.

• All hours worked during the residency are paid at your regular RN rate. There is no change in the beginning salary for new nurse graduates and there is no pay adjustment upon completion of the program.
• At the end of the first year, you will receive your annual evaluation at which time you will be eligible for a pay increase per the performance evaluation guidelines.

All new nurse graduates must sign a 2-year full-time commitment prior to enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program. Depending on which nursing unit you are hired into, you will be required to sign either one of the following agreements:

• Standard Nurse Residency Program Training Agreement:
  • Applies to new nurse graduates hired into patient care areas (i.e., Med/Surg/Tele, acute inpatient rehabilitation, etc.) This agreement is applicable to the facility and unit where the Nurse Resident will be hired.
  • Upon graduation from the program, you would be eligible to apply for a lateral transfer or the RN Fellowship Program after 1 year of independent practice experience.
  • This commitment carries a maximum $5,000.00 financial penalty payable upon non-completion of the two-year agreement. Financial penalties are pro-rated.
• Nurse Residency Program Specialty Area Training Agreement:
  • Applies to new nurse graduates hired into most specialty units (i.e., all Pediatric Specialty Units, Adult ICU/IMCU, Emergency Department, Family Birthplace, Oncology, Surgical Services, etc.) This agreement is applicable to the facility and unit where the Nurse Resident will be hired.
  • You must remain in your assigned specialty unit for the entire duration of the 2-year full-time commitment.
  • Due to additional training required in specialty areas, this commitment carries a maximum $7,500.00 financial penalty payable upon non-completion of the two-year agreement. Financial penalties are pro-rated.

No. All new nurse graduates (RN I) must remain in their assigned unit on a full-time basis while enrolled in the 1-year program. Upon meeting requirements for graduation from the program, you would then transition to the job title of RN II. Eligibility for transfer post-residency depends on which training agreement you signed:

• • Standard Nurse Residency Program Training Agreement
    • You would be eligible to apply for a lateral transfer or the RN Fellowship Program after 1 year of independent practice experience.
  • Nurse Residency Program Specialty Area Training Agreement:
    • You must remain in your assigned specialty unit for the entire duration of the 2-year full-time commitment. Eligibility for lateral transfer or the RN Fellowship Program will apply once this agreement expires.

Please note, if the Resident chooses to apply for a transfer prior to completing either of the above agreements, additional administrative approvals will be required to allow transfer to occur as the Resident may have financial penalties associated with their signed agreement.

• No. New nurse graduates are required to work on a full-time basis for (2) continuous years from the date they enroll in the program.

Your work schedule and shifts are based on individual department needs.

•  Most new nurse graduates would likely be assigned to the night shift.
• Each unit has weekend and holiday requirements.
• New nurse graduates hired into specialties such as surgical services and procedural areas would most likely be placed on an on-call schedule.

If you have scheduling concerns, please discuss with the hiring Nurse Leader during the interview process.

• Inpatient nurse residents receive a shift and/or weekend differential as appropriate.

•  The Nurse Residency Program requires mandatory attendance to monthly seminars during the (1) year program. In addition to the program curriculum, the first 4 months of employment includes a rigorous training/orientation schedule (will vary depending on area of practice).
• It is strongly advised to not make any plans until receiving your onboarding schedule.

•  Throughout the first year, nurse residents go through a rigorous unit-based orientation schedule, attendance to mandatory nurse residency program seminars as well as regularly scheduled weekly shifts in their assigned unit.
• We strongly advise you to consider the time commitment within your first year of employment as well as the time commitment that pursuing an advanced degree requires.