The Nursing Residency Program is a special program designed for newly graduated registered nurses to facilitate the transition of the novice nurse from the classroom to the clinical environment.

The program includes:

• general orientation
• nursing orientation
• computer orientation
• clinical preceptorship.
  

Program Offerings:

• Customer service/team building
• IV therapy
• Mock code review
• Pharmacy information
• Wound care
• Critical thinking training
• Mission services
• Lectures in care of the:
  • pulmonary patient
  • cardiac patient
  • diabetic patient
  • surgical patient
  • oncology patient
  • neurology patient
  • orthopedic patient

Program Benefits:

• Sign-on bonus
• Free NCLEX study course
• Fees paid for the NCLEX
• Competitive pay Scale
• Relocation fees for qualified candidates
• 401(k) (% of matching by St. Joseph's/Candler available)
• Preceptorship for a minimum of 12 weeks
• Negotiate student loan pay-back
• Fellowship (focuses on specialty area)