ChristianaCare
Summer 2025 Nurse Residency: Operating Room Track
ChristianaCare, Newark, Delaware, United States, 19711
Job Details
Application will be open until
11:59pm December 17th.
If you are interested in learning more about what ChristianaCare has to offer nursing students or visiting our campus, click this link to RSVP to our Student Nurse Open House being held December 18th from 10am-3pm: https://forms.office.com/r/TzLPKQMbLr
Calling all Senior Nursing Students, Nurse Graduates and new RNs, it is time to apply for our
Summer 2025 Nurse Residency:
Operating Room Track!
We know through empirical research, graduate nurses who go through a residency program have a higher success rate in practice. Therefore, we are committed to supporting all nurses with under a year of experience through a nurse residency program!
The Operating Room Nurse is an integral part of a patient-focused multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing quality care to surgical patients. Nurse Residents will learn the foundations and principles of surgery and of the patients' surgical experience. The 26- week program includes simulation, didactic, and clinical experience. Experienced perioperative preceptors are assigned to each student for the clinical experience and competencies are completed each clinical week. Classes and simulation are held on the Christiana Campus in classrooms and the Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center. Clinical orientation continues in the Christiana Hospital or Wilmington Hospital Operating Room. The 26- week preceptor led program will be followed by continued residency meetings during months 8, 10, and 12 to further develop as professional nurses and integral members of our caregiver team.
Nurse residents are required to pass State Boards and be licensed as a RN in the State of Delaware (or compact state) prior to starting position. Upon hire, a commitment agreement to work at the ChristianaCare will be signed. The agreement requires completion of two years within ChristianaCare and 15 months of those two years on the unit of hire. Individuals unable to fill this commitment will be charged $10,000.
Requirements:
Graduating from accredited nursing school before July 2025 (BSN Preferred)BLS requiredEligible for Delaware license as a Registered Nurse
How to apply:
Submit a cover letter for the Operating Room Nurse Residency expressing your interest in this specific program/specialty.Please address the cover letter to Karen Brady.ResumeTranscript (unofficial)Two clinical recommendations will be required, but not at the time of the application. If it is determined the minimum qualifications are met, a separate email will be sent from an outside vendor for you to provide us with your clinical instructors' information.
What to Expect After Application:Communication from Talent Acquisition Team about specific next steps including: video interview and clinical referencesApplications to be sent for review by residency coordinators on December 27th.All tasks (SkillSurvey and HireVue) must be completed BEFORE December 27th in order to be considered.Digital real-time interviews will begin the second week of February 2025.Offers to be made beginning March 2025.Start date August 2025
If you have any issues with your application or any inquiries, please contact us at beanurse@christianacare.org
It is important to note that the DE licensing process may take 6-8 weeks to complete and the failure to do so will directly impact employees' ability to start a position if an offer is made. We strongly encourage applicants to visit the DE Board of Nursing website and begin the fingerprinting and background check process immediately after you submit your application.
Post End DateDec 18, 2024
EEO Posting Statement
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Application will be open until
11:59pm December 17th.
If you are interested in learning more about what ChristianaCare has to offer nursing students or visiting our campus, click this link to RSVP to our Student Nurse Open House being held December 18th from 10am-3pm: https://forms.office.com/r/TzLPKQMbLr
Calling all Senior Nursing Students, Nurse Graduates and new RNs, it is time to apply for our
Summer 2025 Nurse Residency:
Operating Room Track!
We know through empirical research, graduate nurses who go through a residency program have a higher success rate in practice. Therefore, we are committed to supporting all nurses with under a year of experience through a nurse residency program!
The Operating Room Nurse is an integral part of a patient-focused multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing quality care to surgical patients. Nurse Residents will learn the foundations and principles of surgery and of the patients' surgical experience. The 26- week program includes simulation, didactic, and clinical experience. Experienced perioperative preceptors are assigned to each student for the clinical experience and competencies are completed each clinical week. Classes and simulation are held on the Christiana Campus in classrooms and the Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center. Clinical orientation continues in the Christiana Hospital or Wilmington Hospital Operating Room. The 26- week preceptor led program will be followed by continued residency meetings during months 8, 10, and 12 to further develop as professional nurses and integral members of our caregiver team.
Nurse residents are required to pass State Boards and be licensed as a RN in the State of Delaware (or compact state) prior to starting position. Upon hire, a commitment agreement to work at the ChristianaCare will be signed. The agreement requires completion of two years within ChristianaCare and 15 months of those two years on the unit of hire. Individuals unable to fill this commitment will be charged $10,000.
Requirements:
Graduating from accredited nursing school before July 2025 (BSN Preferred)BLS requiredEligible for Delaware license as a Registered Nurse
How to apply:
Submit a cover letter for the Operating Room Nurse Residency expressing your interest in this specific program/specialty.Please address the cover letter to Karen Brady.ResumeTranscript (unofficial)Two clinical recommendations will be required, but not at the time of the application. If it is determined the minimum qualifications are met, a separate email will be sent from an outside vendor for you to provide us with your clinical instructors' information.
What to Expect After Application:Communication from Talent Acquisition Team about specific next steps including: video interview and clinical referencesApplications to be sent for review by residency coordinators on December 27th.All tasks (SkillSurvey and HireVue) must be completed BEFORE December 27th in order to be considered.Digital real-time interviews will begin the second week of February 2025.Offers to be made beginning March 2025.Start date August 2025
If you have any issues with your application or any inquiries, please contact us at beanurse@christianacare.org
It is important to note that the DE licensing process may take 6-8 weeks to complete and the failure to do so will directly impact employees' ability to start a position if an offer is made. We strongly encourage applicants to visit the DE Board of Nursing website and begin the fingerprinting and background check process immediately after you submit your application.
Post End DateDec 18, 2024
EEO Posting Statement
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.