RN New Grad ICU (Full Time)

New Grad Acute Inpatient Unit RN
Shift Times: Full Time-Mixed (Rotating Weekends)
Salary Range:

Med/Surg & PCU: $29.81

ICU: $30.94

Specialty: $32.79
* Rates could be more if they have previous LPN (at least 2 years), CNA (at least 4 years), EMT/Paramedic, RT.
Location: Port Charlotte, FL 33949
Sign on: $10k – 2-year commitment
Relocation: Case by Case Basis
Program Overview

The HCA Nurse Residency Program will provide education, support and guidance to new graduate nurses as they begin their careers in HCA Healthcare hospitals. It is a yearlong, extensive clinical orientation (StaRN) and professional development curriculum for new graduate nurses that culminates in an evidence-based capstone project.
Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses (StaRN)
The StaRN Program is primarily designed to provide the graduate nurse with the tools necessary to succeed in today’s hospital environment.
StaRN will assist the graduate nurse with the transition out of the classroom setting onto the unit by providing the following training:
Didactic training:

• Introduces nurses to core curriculum and hospital initiatives in a classroom setting
• **Simulation training (Brandon, FL - Hotel accommodation/mileage reimbursement provided during training):
• Reinforces nursing skills learned in a didactic setting

~ Hands on training:
~ Preceptorship training with a facility preceptor in the nursing unit

Specialty areas covered:

MedSurg
Tele,

PCU,

Ortho/Neuro,
Stepdown,

ICU,

Inpatient Rehab units.
Combo is anything under the Med/Surg & ICU Umbrella
The typical schedule during the first portion of the StaRN is Monday through Friday, 8-hours a day, 40 hours a week but can also include a weekend day during the holidays.

The preceptorship portion of the program consists of three 12-hour shifts per week and every other weekend at the hospital, following the preceptor’s schedule.
Certifications achieved: BLS, ACLS, CPI, EKG, NIH Stroke Scale, and Meditech Modules.
Attendance is mandatory for the entire program.
Program acceptance requires a minimum two (2) year, full time commitment to the hospital. Residents may be obligated to repay a pro‐rated portion of the educational costs should they break that commitment.
Professional Development Program (remainder of the 1st year):
Paired with a trained mentor for integration and socialization into the culture of professional nursing
Frequent resident seminars following a core curriculum for professional development
Completion of an evidence-based poster presentation
Obtain Charge Nurse and Preceptor skills
Qualifications :

Recent graduate of an accredited nursing school within the past 12-months.
No more than 6 months of RN experience – ideally less than 2 months of hospital and no more than 6 months of nursing home/home health.
Current FL RN license required prior to program start or appropriate compact licensure. If compact license held, active FL RN license required within 90 days of hire.
Previous medical or service industry experience highly desired, but not required.
Self-motivated and strong communication skills required.
Candidates who will love our patients are preferred!
Additional Notes:

• Level 2 Trauma
• Non-Accredited Nursing School Candidates Accepted
• Open to considering candidates from non-acute care settings.
• (Different lines of Non-Acute Care Nursing care)
• Non-Specialty areas are more in need for residency candidates.
• No more than 6 months of RN experience – ideally less than 2 months of hospital and no more than 6 months of nursing home/home health.