Graduate Nurse Residency – October 2024

Come and join our Graduate Nurse Residency Program! We invite new graduate RNs to apply for this unique opportunity. The next cohort will begin on October 7, 2024 .

Integrated into a 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, but 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 Southwest - 6100 Harris Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76132

Work environment: THSW Surgery is an acute care operating room environment. It is equipment with 14 operating suites and is staffed 24/7 365 days per year. The department is staffed to support the hospital’s level 3 Trauma designation. Specialties include orthopedics, ortho-spine, podiatry, plastics, vascular, general surgery, gynecology, and urology. The department has 4 DaVinci robots for general, gynecology, and urology services.

Work hours: Full-time, (3)-12-hour shifts; Rotating weekends, Holidays, and on call shifts required.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth is a 222-bed full-service facility that includes surgical and imaging services, a 24-hour emergency department, orthopedics and sports therapy, adult critical care, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, which has been serving Tarrant County residents since 1987, has 1,100 employees, 120 volunteers, and more than 600 physicians on its medical staff. The hospital is Magnet-designated, a designated UnitedHealth Premium Surgical Spine specialty center and has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the AARC. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

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

ACLS within 90 days of hire required for Labor Delivery, Telemetry Neighborhood, Emergency Neighborhood, ICU/PCU Neighborhood and

CPI within 60 days of hire required for Telemetry Neighborhood, Emergency Neighborhood, ICU/PCU Neighborhood, MedSurg Neighborhood Neuro Neighborhood and

PALS within 90 days of hire required for ED Neighborhood and Surgery Ambulatory and

TNCC within 12 months of hire required for ED Neighborhood and ICU Trauma or

ATCN within 12 months of hire required for ED Neighborhood and ICU Trauma and

NIHSS within 6 months of hire required for ICU Neuro and

NRP within 90 days of hire required for Woman’s Neighborhood

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:

2021 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (7th 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 to 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 [email protected]

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.