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Form of workSummer 2024 Operating RoomNew Graduate Nurse Residency/Fellowship
New GraduateOperating Room Nurse Residency
20224 Spring Cohort begins late February (on or about February 21, 2024) and early March (on or about March 7, 2024).
VHC Health Nurse Residency Program is based on the Vizient and American Association of Colleges of Nursing (Vizient/AACN) Nurse Residency Program™. The Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program (NRP) is designed to effectively support new nurse graduates as they transition into their first professional roles. Built on an evidence-based curriculum developed by experts from academic medical centers and nursing schools across the country, the program focuses on three critical areas: leadership, patient outcomes, and professional role.
Come join a hospital dedicated to you and your career!
This intensive course is a combination of lectures, skills labs, and training with an RN preceptor for a 6-month internship in the OR. During training Fellows will primarily work from 6:30 am - 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday with rotation to weekends, holidays and call shift. The RN fellows will rotate through the services; GYN/GU, General, Plastics Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology. Training will primarily focus on the RN circulator role, and scrub role as secondary training.
Job Description
Purpose & Scope:
Across all levels, the registered professional nurse is responsible for the direct and indirect total nursing care of their assigned patients. The RN is also responsible for the supervision of assigned personnel. The position requires knowledge of both department and hospital policies and procedures relevant to the delivery of nursing care. Interpretive skills, frequent interactive and consultative associations, along with management and supervisory skills are inherent in the position. The ability to retrieve, communicate or otherwise present information in a written, auditory or visual fashion is essential. The primary method to express or exchange ideas is through the spoken word. Written, telephone, and manual dexterity skills are required for this position.
Education:
Associate's in Nursing Required or,
Bachelor's in Nursing Required
Experience:
New Graduate: under one year of Nursing/Patient Care in an acute care setting
Certification/Licensure:
Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Virginia Department of Health Professions required or,
Compact State Licensure in Nursing required
BLS certification required
