Nurse Residency Program

Position Information
About the Nurse Residency Program

Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) promises to treasure, nurture and inspire all our newly hired and transferring new Registered Nurses through a comprehensive, learner-centered one-year Nurse Residency Program. The program supports the successful transition of the new nurse into a professional role in an acute care setting in one of the following patient care areas:
• Acute Care Services (Medical, Surgical, Oncology, Palliative, Orthopedics, Nephrology) • Intermediate Care Services (Medical, Cardiac, Trauma, Neuro/Stroke) • Critical Care Services(SICU, TICU, MICU, Neuro)• Emergency Services (Main ED, Pedi ED) • Behavioral Health Services (Mental Health ) • Women's and Children's Services (Pediatrics, Pediatric ED, Mother/Baby, Labor and Delivery, NICU) • Perioperative Services (OR, PACU)*• Cardiac Cath Lab*

*Please note that that Perioperative Services and Cardiac Cath Lab positions require a 30 minute call expectation.

Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
* Associate Degree in Nursing completed in advance of start date.

Nonessential:
* Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Education equivalent experience:
Essential:
* Nursing: If hired after 2013, must obtain Bachelor degree in Nursing within 3 years of employment date.

Pay: $38.06/hour for <1 year of licensed RN experience. BSN and shift differentials also apply.

Other information:

This program is for all newly graduated and/or Registered Nurses with 12 months or less experience working as a Registered Nurse.

The Nurse Residency Program hiring events will be held on Wednesday, March 25th and Saturday, April 18th. If selected for the program, candidates will receive offers approximately 2 business weeks following the hiring event. Cohort start dates will be Monday, June 22nd and Monday, July 27th.

Applications will close on Wednesday, March 11th for the March hiring event and on Thursday, April 2nd for the April hiring event.

Licenses Essential: Current license as a Registered Nurse in Florida must be obtained by June 19th (June start date) or July 24th (July start date).

Certifications Essential: BLS for Healthcare Providers (Following AHA guidelines)