RN Residency Med Surg
CHI Memorial

Overview:

Hixson Unit 3: Med/Surg

CHI Memorial is a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to the healing ministry of the Church. Founded in 1952 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, CHI Memorial offers a continuum of care including preventative, primary, and acute hospital care, as well as cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, imaging, and a multitude of other services.
CHI Memorial is a regional referral center of choice with more than 4,600 employees, 400 volunteers, and 600 affiliated physicians providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia

Nursing is your calling. It's part of who you are. And to be the best nurse, you have to be the best you. That means working in a top-ranked health system with the resources needed to have a thriving career. A place where you're empowered to make a difference in the mind, body and spirit of every patient.

Start your nursing career at CHI Memorial. Medical-surgical, telemetry, emergency, and critical care tracks are available. CHI Memorial RN Residency Program at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga and CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson is accredited as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Adoption Assistance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

Responsibilities

Our comprehensive, 12-month program provides recent graduates of nursing schools with a consistent and thorough orientation experience designed to successfully transition them into professional practice.

During the orientation phase of the program, residents:

• Gain access to key systems
• Complete orientation checklists
• Participate in simulations
• Complete patient care with an experienced preceptor

Further develop critical thinking skills and increase their confidence in providing safe patient care

New nurses begin their training in July 2021. Education and training are unique to the clinical track.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Recent graduate nurse or a registered nurse with less than one year of acute care experience
• Must be licensed as a registered nurse by the 2nd week of the cohort for which you are applying
• Active RN license
• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS required on select units within 6 months

Preferred Qualifications:

BSN

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