Nurse Residency Program - All Specialties

Are you a passionate and driven recent nursing graduate ready to launch your career with confidence? Join the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Nurse Residency Program and embark on a transformative journey where you'll receive mentorship, specialized training, and the opportunity to make a real difference in patient care from day one. Take your first step towards a rewarding career in healthcare with us!

To view our current RN Residency Program open specialties/locations, scroll to the bottom of this posting. 

New Graduate Nurse Residency Program  

Our New Grad Residency Program is a 12-month program that supports newly licensed registered nurses (RNs) as they make their initial transition to practice in one of our five medical centers. The program includes a comprehensive, evidence-based clinical orientation and a nursing professional development transition to practice curriculum. The program's framework is designed as follows:   

• Over the course of the first three months, you'll have the opportunity to integrate both theory and skills by engaging in live specialty-track clinical academies. These academies will be led by a dedicated team of nurse educators who will guide you through the process.
• Continuing from months 3 to 12, you'll be actively participating in a series of education-rich, monthly transition-to-practice nursing professional development workshops. These workshops are designed to further enhance your knowledge and skills in the nursing field.
• Throughout this program, you will have the chance to establish strong and cohesive relationships with fellow participants in your assigned cohort. This supportive environment will encourage emotional connections and mutual growth.
• As an integral part of your journey, you'll engage in insightful clinical discussions and interactive experiences facilitated by subject matter experts. These sessions will cover essential topics such as professionalism in nursing, critical thinking, patient outcomes, as well as self-care and well-being.
• To provide you with personalized guidance and support, the Nurse Residency Program Coordinator will offer individualized mentoring. This guidance will be instrumental in helping you navigate through the program successfully and develop into a skilled and confident nurse.

What We Offer  

• Moving to the area? Enjoy a $1,500 relocation bonus for qualified candidates, paid out within 30 days of employment.
• Day 1 Health Coverage. Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Need a breather? Enjoy generous PTO starting at 22.5 days/year, so you can take time off for adventures, mental health days, holidays, sick days, etc.
• Want to keep learning? We're all in! Get up to $2,500/year for your bachelor's degree dreams and up to $5,000/year for your graduate degree aspirations.
• Looking to get certified? We cover the costs of 183 different nursing certifications from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Feeling the wellness vibes? Dive into up to $1,350/year in wellness perks through our LiveWELL program. Your well-being is a big deal to us.
• Family matters, and we get it. New parents, you're covered with six weeks of paid maternity leave for birthing moms and four weeks of paid parental leave for everyone else.
• Thinking about the future? We're on it! Secure your financial journey with up to 7% employer-paid contributions to your retirement fund.

What You'll Need  

• Less than 1 year of RN experience
• Graduation from accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire, per unit guidelines

Currently accepting applications for the following specialties/locations:

• Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC
  • Acute Care for Elderly
  • Cardiology Step-Down
  • Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Step-down
  • Critical Care/ICU
  • Emergency Department (starts Feb 2024)
  • General Medicine
  • General Medicine - Respiratory, Days
  • General Medicine - Respiratory, Nights
  • Intermediate Care
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Med-Surg, Days
  • Med-Surg, Nights
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Neurology
  • Neurosciences
  • Oncology
  • Operating Room
  • Ortho Trauma
  • Pediatric Acute Care
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
  • Renal, Days
  • Renal, Nights
  • Surgical Oncology, Days
  • Surgical Oncology, Nights
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Vascular, Days
  • Vascular, Nights

• High Point Medical Center in High Point, NC
  • Cardiac ICU
  • Cardiac Telemetry, Days
  • Cardiac Telemetry, Nights
  • Emergency Department (starts Feb. 2024)
  • Med-Surg
  • Med-Surg & Intermediate Care
  • Med-Surg, Ortho Urology
  • Med-Surg, Neuro Telemetry
  • Medical ICU, Days
  • Medical ICU, Nights

• Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, NC
  • Critical Care
  • Med-Surg

• Wilkes Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, NC
  • Emergency Department (starts Feb. 2024)
  • Intermediate Care, Days
  • Intermediate Care, Nights
  • Medical Unit

Ready to kickstart your nursing journey? Joining the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist family as a New Grad RN means stepping into a world of learning, support, and growth. Get excited to make a real difference in patients' lives while soaking up the experience and mentorship that will set you up for success in your nursing career.  

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