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Nurse Residency

Nurse Residency Program

Open Application Periods for the Nurse Residency Program:
January 15th – 29th | May 1st – 15th | September 1st – 15th, 2021

Our nursing residency is a 12-month program supporting graduate nurses as they transition into their first professional nursing role. The JPS Nurse Residency Program combines learning and work experiences that develop the real clinical and leadership skills necessary to become a part of our leading healthcare team, with opportunities that include:

Hands-on experiential learning with JPS content experts
Ethics symposia conducted by the JPS chaplain
EKG and ACLS certification courses
NIH stroke certification
Evidenced-based practice projects
Review of research articles
Resident patient outcome case study presentations
Cohort networking and social support

JPS Nurse Residency Program is accredited as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.

The current sites included in this accreditation designation are:

John Peter Smith Hospital

The current workplace settings included in this accreditation designation are:

Medical-surgical
Oncology
Step-Down
Critical Care
Labor & Delivery
Ante/Postpartum
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Operating Room
Psychiatric
Emergency Department

Application Process

Internal candidates (transfers) MUST submit the Online Application from the JPS intranet. Go to the JPS intranet, Human Resources, Internal Career Opportunities, and then search for the JPS Nurse Resident position. Please include a current resume with your application.

External candidates should submit an online application for the JPS Nurse Resident position. Please include a current resume with your application.

To be considered for the JPS Nurse Residency program, you must submit an application during the application acceptance time frame. If you do not submit an application before the deadline, you will NOT be considered for our positions.

For additional information, or with questions, please email NurseResidency@jpshealth.org.

Application Requirements for JPS Nurse Residency Program Consideration

Upon submission of your online application, you will receive an application packet via email with further details. Items which must be completed/submitted for consideration include:

Entire online application
Cover Letter. (Address Letter to: “Nurse Recruitment”)
Essay: (Topic to be assigned. Guidelines will be provided.)
Two letters of reference. (If currently employed at JPS, provide a leadership reference from your current manager.)
Interview with Unit Manager and Nurse Residency Coordinator

Requirements:
Applicants for the JPS Nurse Residency Program will have:

Graduated or will graduate from an accredited School of Nursing program within the past 6 months.
No previous RN practice experience (Students/Graduates only)
Passed NCLEX prior to start of Residency
Current BLS designation from the American Heart Association
Valid and unencumbered Texas RN licensure prior to hire date