Nurse Residency Program
Our Nurse Residency program is in place to support New to Practice Registered Nurses. This 12 month program is designed with new grads in mind – giving them foundational tools, resources, competence and confidence that will carry with them throughout their career.
Recruitment for the Summer 2021 program will begin in the spring of 2021.
Focus of the Nurse Residency Program:
- Bedside Leadership
- Patient Safety / Outcomes
- Professional Role of Nurses
About our program:
- Residents will be hired for a specific unit within the hospital.
- During the first year, they will orient to the unit in addition to attending the nurse residency educational sessions.
- Dedicated Preceptor Assignment during the length of orientation, for unit based support.
- Nurse residents will meet once a month for the length of their residency.
- Nurse residents will complete an evidence based practice project throughout the course of the program.
- Formal and informal mentorship opportunities throughout the program and beyond.
- Applications for Nurse Residents open twice a year, in the fall and early spring.
- Meritus Health is a member of the Maryland Nurse Residency Collaborative, a statewide program engaged to provide best practice, standardized approach to new to entry nurses.
Requirements:
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Graduate of a BSN, ASN/ADN accredited Nursing program
- If ASN/ADN graduate, must complete BSN within 3 years of hire
- Ability to sit for NCLEX and hold a Maryland or Compact State License
For more information on application process and timeline for hiring, please email Christina Mitchell at christina.mitchell@meritushealth.com. For more information about the nurse residency program and its curriculum please email Bethany Varner, NRP coordinator at Bethany.varner@meritushealth.com.
