Graduate Nurse Residency, Surgery - February 2025

Graduate Nurse Residency - February 2025

Come and join our Graduate Nurse Residency Program! We invite new graduate RN's to apply for this unique opportunity. The next cohort will begin on February 24, 2024.

Integrated into our Hospital's education structure, the Texas Health Graduate Nurse Residency Program includes a guided clinical experience with an instructor-led core curriculum, a formal mentoring program, informative debriefing/self-care sessions and supportive 360-degree evaluations. Residents not only participate in the learning experience on their personally selected home units, they also rotate/cross train through other departments to gain an expanded nursing experience vital to the complex patient care.

The Texas Health Nurse Residency Program is a comprehensive, evidence based on-boarding program with a 15-month employment commitment that offers new graduate nurses an exciting opportunity to gain the experience, judgment, skills and confidence to successfully navigate the complexity of hospital life.

Where you will be working:

• Work location: Texas Health Dallas 8200 Walnut Hill Ln. TX 75231
• Work environment: Operating Room
• 24 Main OR Suites, 5 Perot OR Suites
• 4 Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgical Systems (3 in Main, 1 in Perot)
• 2 Endovascular ORs
• 2 Cardiothoracic ORs
• 1 Brain Suite
• 2 Trauma ORs (General and Neuro)
• 1 Cystoscopy OR
• Call shift requirement: 5 shifts/month (excludes CV and Neuro)
• 1 weekend shift/month is required

• Work hours: Full-time- 40 Hours; Day Shift; Monday-Friday 0630-1500; Rotating weekends, Holidays, and on call shifts required -Training is for 9 months.

Texas Health Dallas-For more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We're an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966.

If you're looking for cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women's services and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services.

And did we mention our awards? Texas Health Dallas is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Care Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Cycle IV Chest Pain Center and a designated Magnet hospital. We're a top-notch choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more.

Please provide the following during the application:

• Resume

• Official nursing school transcript (Unofficial transcript accepted until official is available)

• Exemplar/Essay: In one-to-two pages, tell a story of a clinical situation that was especially meaningful to you as a student nurse and that has helped shape your practice today

Things you need for the position:

• ADN (Associates Nursing Degree) is required upon hire; BSN preferred

• Graduated within the last 12 months preferred

• Less than one-year experience at the time the residency begins preferred

• Have not previously completed a THR nursing residency preferred

• Enrolled or completed a DEU with THR preferred

• Current RN licensure (Texas or Compact State). Boards MUST be passed, and results verified by noon the Wednesday prior to start date.

• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

Why Texas Health As a Texas Health Registered Nurse you'll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

• 2022 FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For®" (8th year in a row)
• Becker's Healthcare "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" (4 years running)
• "America's Best Employers for Diversity" list by Forbes
• A "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials" by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Registered Nurse:

• Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing in a teamwork environment
• Positively impact patients' quality of life
• Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated clinical leadership resources
• Enjoy opportunities for growth

Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we've won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to THRGN@texashealth.org.

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